Gregory E. Mitchell, Illegally Possessing Firearms, Missouri 2013

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Kan., man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison without parole for illegally possessing two firearms, violating Project Ceasefire.

Gregory E. Mitchell, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips as an armed career criminal due to his prior felony convictions.

Mitchell pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms on Dec. 10, 2013. He admitted to being in possession of a Smith & Wesson .38-caliber revolver and a Taurus .38-caliber revolver with an obliterated serial number.

Mitchell was arrested on July 8, 2013, when his vehicle was stopped by Kansas City police officers. He was wearing a shoulder holster containing the loaded Taurus revolver.

The Smith & Wesson revolver was found in his vehicle.

Under federal law, it is illegal for anyone who has been convicted of a felony to be in possession of any firearm or ammunition. Mitchell has two prior felony convictions for burglary and two prior felony convictions for robbery.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Davids. It was investigated by the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Project Ceasefire, launched in October 1999, is a cooperative initiative by federal and local law enforcement and the Kansas City Crime Commission that targets for federal prosecution persons who unlawfully use or possess firearms.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/project-ceasefire-14