Delamon A. Marshall, Firearms Offenses, Ohio 2021

A career criminal from Akron, Ohio, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for firearms offenses. Delamon A. Marshall, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher A. Boyko on June 10, 2021 to 20 years imprisonment and five years of supervised release.

Marshall pleaded guilty to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and two counts of possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. His lengthy prison sentence is a direct result of his own choices and extensive criminal history, said Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan.

As set out in court documents and testimony, on February 22, 2017 and March 17, 2017, on two separate occasions, Marshall, a convicted felon, possessed a firearm with ammunition and an obliterated serial number. Marshall is prohibited from possessing a firearm due to prior convictions for bank robbery and domestic violence.

Marshall has a lengthy criminal history with numerous convictions for drug abuse, domestic violence, and firearms offenses. His criminal history qualifies him to be classified as an armed career criminal according to federal law and federal sentencing guidelines.

Marshall was pulled over in a vehicle by police officers with the Akron Police Department on February 22, 2017. During the traffic stop, Marshall was arrested for driving under a license suspension and advised officers that he was in possession of a firearm and was a previously convicted felon. Officers searched the vehicle and located a Glock 9mm pistol in the center console. The firearm contained ammunition and an obliterated serial number.

On March 17, 2017, Marshall was in a confrontation with another individual in the Akron area. Marshall and the other individual exchanged gunfire and each sustained gunshot wounds. The other individual was pronounced deceased at the scene. After investigating the incident, officers determined that both individuals were carrying a firearm and Marshall was in possession of a Ruger 9mm pistol with an obliterated serial number.

The investigation was conducted by members of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Marshals Service, Copley Police Department, Akron Police Department, Youngstown Police Department, Bureau of Criminal Investigation for the Ohio Attorney General and the Summit County Coroner’s Office. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Damoun Delaviz.

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