A Charleston felon has landed himself up to ten years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a federal gun crime, announced Acting United States Attorney Carol Casto.
Fitzgerald Ingram, 24, entered his guilty plea to illegally possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s office.
Ingram admitted that on July 29, 2015, he was apprehended by law enforcement after firing a rifle into a dumpster in the 6th Avenue area of Charleston.
Ingram is prohibited from possessing any firearm under federal law because of several previous felony convictions in North Carolina Circuit Court, including taking indecent liberties with a child, failure to register as a sex offender, and assault with a deadly weapon causing serious injury.
The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Charleston Police Department.
Assistant United States Attorney Haley Bunn is in charge of the prosecution.
The plea hearing was held before United States District Judge Thomas E. Johnston.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a nationwide commitment to reduce gun crime in the United States by networking existing local programs targeting gun crime.
Related Federal Cases
- Fitzgerald Ingram, Illegal Gun Possession, West Virginia 2016 · North Carolina
- David Wayne Watson, Gun Possession by Felon, West Virginia 2020 · North Carolina
- Robert J. Thomas, Gun Possession, West Virginia 2024 · Illinois
- Melvin Theophilius Hill, Gun Possession by Felon, West Virginia 2022 · North Carolina
- Jalen O. Thomas, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, West Virginia 2023 · North Carolina
Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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