Deontrey Demorria Crumpton, Illegal Gun Possession, Georgia 2023

Convicted Gang Member Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Gun Possession in Georgia

A Valdosta resident and member of a criminal street gang organization was sentenced to serve more than eight years in prison for illegally possessing a gun in Georgia.

Deontrey Demorria Crumpton, 25, was sentenced to a total of 105 months imprisonment and three years of supervised release to run concurrently with any term of imprisonment imposed in a Miami-Dade County, Florida, state case and consecutively to any term of imprisonment imposed in a pending Lowndes County, Georgia, state case for probation violation. Crumpton previously pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. U.S. District Judge Hugh Lawson handed down the sentence on June 21.

Said U.S. Attorney Peter D. Leary, “Convicted felons will face the possibility of federal prosecution in the Middle District of Georgia when they are caught in illegal possession of a firearm.”

Valdosta resident Deontrey Demorria Crumpton, 25, was found in possession of a Glock semi-automatic handgun and $13,860 during a search warrant at his residence on Oct. 28, 2020. The case is being prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program.

According to court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, Crumpton was a known member of the 1735 In Route Bloods criminal street gang and had a prior burglary conviction in Lowndes County Superior Court. The case was investigated by FBI and the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Sonja Profit prosecuted the case.

MANDATORY FACTS: Defendant/respondent Deontrey Demorria Crumpton, exact criminal charges possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, city and state Valdosta, Georgia, exact date June 21, and sentence or outcome 105 months imprisonment and three years of supervised release.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdga/pr/convicted-gang-member-sentenced-prison-illegal-gun-possession-project-safe