Jose Martiez Crosby, Firearm Possession by Felon, Indiana 2021

State: Indiana
Category: Violent Crime
Source: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdin/pr/previously-convicted-felon-sentenced-56-months-federal-prison-illegal-possession" style="color:#cc0000;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">DOJ Press Release ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Â Ã¢â‚¬â€

EVANSVILLE, Indiana – A local resident is headed to federal prison after pleading guilty to illegal firearm possession.

Jose Martiez Crosby, 22, of Evansville, was sentenced to 56 months in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon.

Crosby had previously been convicted of felony theft of a firearm and felony maintaining a common nuisance in the Vanderburgh County Circuit Court under cause number 82C01-2002-F6-01181 on July 23, 2020.

The crime was discovered on June 25, 2021, while Crosby was at a firing range in Evansville, where he was captured on security camera video firing a Springfield, Model XD, .45 caliber pistol, which he owned.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd S. Shellenbarger prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and received valuable assistance from the Evansville Police Department.

As part of the sentence, U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young ordered that Crosby be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for three years following his release from federal prison.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence in local communities. The program brings together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to make neighborhoods safer for everyone.

Zachary A. Myers, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, and Daryl S. McCormick, Special Agent in Charge of ATF’s Columbus Field Division, made the announcement.

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