ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Minneapolis man has been convicted of illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition after a shooting incident in broad daylight, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk.
Johnnie Lamar Haynes, 33, was convicted of one count of possessing a firearm as a felon and one count of possessing ammunition as a felon after a four-day trial before Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright.
According to the evidence presented at trial, on August 5, 2019, Minneapolis police officers responded to a shots-fired call at a gas station near Lowry Avenue and Logan Avenue North in Minneapolis.
Video surveillance footage showed Haynes interacting with two men inside the gas station. After leaving the gas station, the two other men got in a vehicle and drove off. Minutes later, the two men circled the block in their vehicle and returned to the gas station. Haynes then began shooting at the vehicle as it drove off.
A nearby business was in the line of Haynes’s gunfire and was struck by multiple rounds. Surveillance video footage from the business captured the bullets entering the building, causing employees to duck and take shelter.
“This defendant discharged a firearm near a busy intersection in broad daylight, showing total disregard for human life,” said Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk. “This type of brazen gun violence is unacceptable in our communities and must be stopped.”
Because Haynes has prior felony convictions in Hennepin County, he is prohibited under federal law from possessing firearms or ammunition at any time. Haynes faces up to ten years in prison on each count. At sentencing, a federal district court judge will determine the sentence accounting for the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
This case is being prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, the centerpiece of the government’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime.
This case was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Minneapolis Police Department.
This case was tried by Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Calhoun-Lopez.
Defendant: Johnnie Lamar Haynes
Criminal Charges: Possessing a firearm as a felon and possessing ammunition as a felon
City and State: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date: August 5, 2019
Sentence: Up to ten years in prison on each count
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Key Facts
- State: Minnesota
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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