Larry Shane Morgan, Armed Robberies, Tennessee 2013

Grimy Times has obtained shocking details about the sentencing of Larry Shane Morgan, a 37-year-old man from Greeneville, Tennessee. On August 29, 2013, Morgan was sentenced to serve 447 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Leon Jordan.

The conviction stems from a string of armed robberies, including the June 2012 robbery of the Stop and Go Market in Chuckey, Tennessee, and the July 2012 armed robbery of the Greeneville Federal Bank on the Andrew Johnson Highway. Morgan was also found guilty of being a convicted felon in possession of ammunition.

As part of his sentence, Morgan will serve an additional 24 months for violating his supervised release on a prior federal conviction. This brings his total effective sentence to 471 months in prison.

Following his release from prison, Morgan will be subject to supervised release for five years. He has also been ordered to pay restitution to the victims of his crimes.

The case against Morgan was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a comprehensive national strategy aimed at effectively enforcing existing gun laws. PSN allows local law enforcement agencies to partner with federal authorities to tackle gun crime in their communities.

Law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation include the Greeneville Police, Greene County Sheriff’s Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Johnson City Police Department, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab, and Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department dive team.

Assistant U.S. Attorney J. Gregory Bowman represented the United States in the case.

Morgan’s crimes were punishable under federal law, which mandates a minimum of five years in prison for possession of a firearm in the commission of a violent offense. Each additional offense carries a minimum sentence of 25 years.

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