Kenterius Dyshae Hinton, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, South Carolina 2017

Grimy Times has learned that a gang member from Rock Hill has pleaded guilty to a federal firearm charge, stemming from an incident in 2017.

Kenterius Dyshae Hinton, 24, of Rock Hill, pleaded guilty in federal court to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).

Court documents reveal that on November 29, 2017, officers with the Rock Hill Police Department were on patrol in an unmarked patrol car when they observed a car coming towards them. A traffic stop was conducted, and Hinton was found to be the driver. Officers smelled marijuana as they approached the car, and when they asked Hinton and the passenger about it, they stated that they had smoked marijuana earlier and that the odor was on their clothes.

A search of the car revealed a loaded Taurus .45 caliber handgun underneath the center console, a loaded Smith and Wesson .45 caliber handgun underneath the passenger seat, and a marijuana grinder with marijuana residue. Both Hinton and the passenger were arrested on state charges of unlawful carrying of a firearm and advised of their rights.

After waiving their rights, Hinton admitted that the “black gun was mine” [the Taurus .45 caliber] and the passenger admitted that the silver gun [the Smith and Wesson .45 caliber] was his gun.

Hinton, who was on state probation at the time of the instant offense, is prohibited under federal law from possessing firearms and ammunition based upon prior state convictions for burglary 2nd degree, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and attempted armed robbery.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Rock Hill Police Department and was prosecuted as part of Project CeaseFire, a joint federal, state and local initiative focused upon aggressively prosecuting firearm cases in an effort to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer.

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