Ocala, FL – A career offender has been sentenced to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for possessing firearms and drugs, announced U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg.
Glenn Edward Davis, Jr. (35, Ocala) was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John Antoon II on counts of possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon and possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
The court also ordered Davis to forfeit the firearms and ammunition associated with the offenses. Davis had pleaded guilty on June 23, 2021.
According to facts presented in court, on the night of March 16, 2019, an officer from the Ocala Police Department conducted a traffic stop of Davis’s car. Davis quickly abandoned the car and fled on foot, leaving behind his driver license, a loaded handgun, and methamphetamine packaged for distribution.
On July 10, 2019, a detective from the Ocala Police Department spotted Davis driving a different car. When the detective attempted to execute a traffic stop, Davis again fled on foot. Davis struggled with and injured the detective as the detective was apprehending Davis. A search of Davis’s car revealed another loaded handgun, ecstasy pills, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine packaged for distribution.
At the time he possessed the two handguns, Davis had 14 prior felony convictions and was therefore prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition under federal law.
This case was investigated by the Ocala Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert E. Bodnar, Jr.
This case was prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, the centerpiece of the nation’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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