Joshua Young, Firearm Possession, Kentucky 2023

Louisville Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm

A Louisville man was sentenced this week to 5 years and 3 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm after having previously been convicted of a felony offense. Joshua Young, 28, was prohibited from possessing a firearm because he had previously been convicted of the following felony offenses.

Young was convicted of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person on September 5, 2018, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. He was also convicted of receiving stolen property under $10,000 on July 7, 2017, in Jefferson Circuit Court, promoting contraband in the first degree on February 13, 2015, in Jefferson Circuit Court, and retaliating against a participant in the legal process on January 29, 2015, in Jefferson Circuit Court.

According to court documents, Young was sentenced to 5 years and 3 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm after having previously been convicted of a felony offense.

The case was investigated by the ATF and LMPD. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Emily Lantz and Erin McKenzie prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

There is no parole in the federal system.

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