Dovantate Wright, Possessing Firearm During Police Chase, Florida 2024

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Dovantate Wright, 26, Sentenced to 2 Years, 6 Months in Prison for Gun Charge

A Bradenton man has been sentenced to two years and six months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Dovantate Wright, 26, entered a guilty plea on March 8, 2024.

The federal sentence was imposed consecutively to a separate sentence of five and six months imposed in Manatee County.

According to court documents, on September 2, 2022, Wright was the front seat passenger of a vehicle driving in the wrong direction on a one-way road in Sarasota, Florida.

Officers from the Sarasota Police Department stopped the vehicle, and Wright fled on foot into an auto parts store. Inside the store, Wright ran behind the counter into the back of the store where he stumbled into a product bin as he attempted to pull from his waistband a fully loaded Smith and Wesson model 40C .40 caliber pistol with one round in the chamber.

During an interview with agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Wright admitted to possessing the firearm and to being a convicted felon. Wright previously served three years in Florida State Prison for aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and grand theft of a motor vehicle.

As a convicted felon, Wright is prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition under federal law. This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Sarasota Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney David W.A. Chee.

Dovantate Wright’s exact criminal charges are Possessing a Firearm as a Convicted Felon. This crime occurred in Sarasota, Florida on September 2, 2022.

Dovantate Wright, 26, is currently serving a two years and six months prison sentence in federal prison. The sentence was imposed consecutively to a separate sentence of five and six months imposed in Manatee County.