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Deunta Finch, Gun and Robbery Charges, Tennessee 2015
Nashville gang member Deunta Finch, 27, has pleaded guilty to a string of violent crimes, including being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, attempted robbery, and possessing and discharging a firearm in that attempted robbery.
Finch, also known as LT, was a ranking member of the Athens Park Bloods street gang and had multiple previous state felony convictions, including two convictions for being a felon in possession of firearms, a conviction for robbery, and a conviction for reckless endangerment with a weapon.
According to the statement of facts, on June 21, 2015, Finch brandished a firearm and stole another firearm from a juvenile in the J.C. Napier public housing development. Two days later, Finch was involved in a shootout with the occupants of another vehicle while riding in a car with another juvenile.
Finch was injured in the shootout but left the scene and was later located and transported to a local hospital for treatment. After treatment, he was arrested on outstanding state warrants and then bonded out of custody. Finch failed to appear in court as required and was arrested by Metro Nashville SWAT officers in another car on November 12, 2015.
A 9mm pistol was recovered from the glove compartment of that car during this arrest. Ballistics evidence revealed that the recovered firearm had been used one week earlier, on November 5, 2015, in a drug-related shooting in which Finch robbed a drug dealer in the Lexington Garden Apartments in Madison, Tennessee.
Finch’s intended victim resisted, and Finch shot and severely wounded the victim. Finch then left the area with a quantity of cocaine that he took from his victim. The plea agreement calls for Finch to be sentenced to 15 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. Finch will be sentenced on May 15, 2017.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Gang Division. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Sunny A.M. Koshy.
Key Facts
- State: Tennessee
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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