John Johnson, Possessing a Firearm while a Drug User, Virginia 2014

A Williamsburg man was sentenced to five years in prison for possessing a firearm while a drug user.

The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime. The PSN program involves a range of stakeholders working together to identify and address violent crime issues in the community.

According to court documents, John Johnson, 25, was arrested on October 15, 2014, after a shooting in Williamsburg. Johnson was found by responding officers and his firearm was recovered from an alleyway beside a local business, where he had thrown it following the shooting.

Johnson was also found to be in possession of a backpack containing marijuana, which he admitted was for personal use.

The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, G. Zachary Terwilliger, and Ashan M. Benedict, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' (ATF) Washington Field Division, made the announcement after sentencing by Senior U.S. District Judge Henry Coke Morgan, Jr.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric M. Hurt prosecuted the case.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 4:18-cr-92.

The defendant's name is John Johnson, and the exact criminal charge is possessing a firearm while a drug user. The city and state are Williamsburg, Virginia, and the exact date is October 15, 2014. The sentence or outcome is five years in prison.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/drug-user-sentenced-prison-possessing-firearm