A Harrisburg man has been sentenced to 150 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Elijah U. Brown, Jr., 40, was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge Sylvia H. Rambo in federal court in Harrisburg.
According to United States Attorney Peter Smith, Brown pleaded guilty to the charge in May 2014. His co-defendant, Carlos C. Hill, was previously sentenced by Judge Rambo to 235 months.
The charges were the result of an on-going partnership between the Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office, announced in August 2012, to respond to a surge of violent crime within the city.
The charges against Brown arose from an incident in which, after Hill brandished a stolen firearm at a female victim in the 1600 Block of Park Street in Harrisburg, Brown hid the firearm. The firearm was subsequently recovered by the Harrisburg Bureau of Police.
In addition to the prison term, Senior Judge Rambo also ordered that Brown be supervised by a probation officer for three years following his release from prison.
Brown was indicted by a federal grand jury on September 26, 2012, after an investigation conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Harrisburg Bureau of Police. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Meredith A. Taylor.
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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