Kedron Kedren Broadus, Gun Possession, Pennsylvania 2017

Kedron Kedren Broadus, 34, of Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty Monday to illegally possessing a .40 caliber Glock 23 handgun and ammunition — the latest chapter in a criminal history that stretches back nearly two decades. The arrest stemmed from a November 13, 2017 traffic stop where Broadus, a passenger in a vehicle pulled over by Pittsburgh police, fled on foot and dropped the loaded firearm. Officers later apprehended him with a backpack containing additional rounds — a clear violation of federal law given his prior felony conviction for Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base.

Senior United States District Judge Arthur J. Schwab set sentencing for October 28, 2019, at 10 a.m., when Broadus will also face penalties for violating the conditions of his supervised release. That violation carries its own weight: Broadus was previously sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2006 after being prosecuted by none other than current U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady, who served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney at the time. Despite that lengthy stint behind bars, Broadus returned to violent criminal activity almost immediately upon release.

The case is part of the Department of Justice’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative, reinvigorated in 2017 to target the most violent offenders in high-crime areas. U.S. Attorney Brady touted the program’s collaborative model, stating, “PSN brings together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.” The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives worked jointly on the investigation.

Also on May 13, Darby Donta Tigney, 24, of Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty before Judge Schwab to possessing a 9mm Smith and Wesson handgun — a federal offense given his July 30, 2018 conviction for Possession of a Firearm with an Altered Serial Number. His sentencing is scheduled for the same day as Broadus’s, at 11 a.m. Tigney faces up to 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both.

On May 15, Herbert Lee Pope, 28, formerly of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 48 months in prison, five years of supervised release, and $3,793.25 in restitution after robbing the Sewickley Savings Bank in February 2016. Pope and an accomplice stormed the bank with black semi-automatic handguns, vaulted the teller counter, and stole $3,543.25. U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon handed down the sentence. The FBI, Sewickley Police, Allegheny County Police, and Ambridge Police led the investigation.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brendan T. Conway, Shaun E. Sweeney, and Jeffrey R. Bengel are handling the prosecutions across the cases, underscoring the federal government’s aggressive push under PSN to dismantle repeat offender networks. With multiple convictions in just one week, the message from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Western Pennsylvania is clear: violent crime won’t get a second chance.

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