A Dallas County man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for possessing firearms after being convicted of a felony.
United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced the sentence of Dontaveous Benjamin, 28, of Selma, who was convicted of possessing three pistols. Benjamin was previously convicted of possessing marijuana in 2013 in the Circuit Court of Dallas County, Alabama.
On May 17, 2019, Benjamin pleaded guilty pursuant to a plea agreement and admitted in Court that on January 17, 2019, Selma police officers went to the home of his paramour to execute an arrest warrant for Benjamin after charges were filed against him for shooting into an unoccupied residence.
During the execution of the warrant, officers made contact with Benjamin and his paramour. Benjamin was arrested without incident. Officers then asked his paramour for consent to search her residence and she provided written consent.
During the consent search, officers seized three firearms found in and on top of a dresser in the living room. The firearms are described as a Hi-Point, CF380, .380 caliber pistol, a Talon Industries, model T200, 9mm pistol, and a Taurus, model 80, .38 caliber revolver.
Benjamin gave a post-arrest Mirandized statement, stating that ‘those guns were inside my granddad’s house. I think one of them belonged to a cousin…’. Benjamin also stated that the revolver was given to him two months ago by someone who wanted to keep it from the police.
The case was investigated by the Selma Police Department and special agents of the ATF, who brought it to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for prosecution. Assistant United States Attorney Gina S. Vann was assigned to the case.
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Key Facts
- State: Alabama
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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