Julion Parker, Felon in Possession of Ammunition, Maine 2022

PORTLAND, Maine (Grimy Times) – Julion Parker, a 30-year-old man from Hollis, has been sentenced to 82 months in prison for being a felon in possession of ammunition as well as for violating conditions of supervised release previously imposed by a federal court in New Hampshire.

Parker was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Jon D. Levy on a total of 70 months for the felon-in-possession violation and 12 months for violating the conditions of his supervised release, to be served consecutively. Parker waived indictment and pleaded guilty on September 5, 2022.

According to court records, Parker was convicted in the District of New Hampshire in 2019 for being a felon in possession of firearms. After his supervision was transferred to the District of Maine in early 2022, Parker’s supervising probation officer learned that he was in possession of numerous firearms.

In April 2022, agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) executed a search warrant at Parker’s residence in Hollis and recovered several rounds of ammunition. He is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition due to prior felony convictions.

The ATF investigated the case as 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. On May 26, 2021, the government launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results. To learn more information about PSN, visit www.justice.gov/psn.

Parker’s sentence is a significant blow to those who would seek to skirt the law and possess firearms or ammunition despite prior convictions. The government will continue to work tirelessly to keep our communities safe from the scourge of gun violence.

About the Author: This article was written by a hard-hitting crime journalist for Grimy Times.

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