Kshawn Carter, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Pennsylvania 2023

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania - A Harrisburg man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

Kshawn Carter, 25, of Harrisburg, pleaded guilty to possessing a stolen handgun discovered during the execution of a search warrant at his Harrisburg residence on September 23, 2019.

Under federal law, Carter's possession of the firearm mandated a 15-year sentence, as he had three prior felony drug convictions.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Harrisburg Police Bureau.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Johnny Baer is prosecuting the case.

The 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. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them.

As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.

The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Kshawn Carter was sentenced to 180 months' imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Christopher Conner for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/harrisburg-man-sentenced-15-years-prison-possessing-firearm-convicted-felon