Malik Dorsey, Possession of a Stolen Firearm, Louisiana 2020

Lafayette, La. - A local man has been caught with a stolen firearm, and now faces up to 10 years in prison.

On January 28, 2020, deputies with the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle driven by Malik Dorsey, 21, and discovered a Sig Sauer, Model P365, 9 millimeter, semi-automatic pistol in the center console of the vehicle. The firearm had previously been reported stolen by Sentry Defense, a federal firearm licensee, in Youngsville, Louisiana. Officers also recovered three 9mm rounds of ammunition.

Following further investigation, agents learned that Dorsey had another firearm at his apartment in Lafayette. On January 28, 2020, officers executed a court authorized search warrant at Dorsey’s residence and found a Glock, Model 27, .40 caliber firearm. Upon inspection of the Glock, officers discovered that the serial number located on the frame differed from the serial number located on the slide and barrel. An NCIC query of both serial numbers revealed that one of the serial numbers was reported stolen from Alexandria, Louisiana.

Dorsey faces up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine, as well as forfeiture of the two firearms and ammunition related to this offense. The court set the sentencing date for September 11, 2020.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office, and the Youngsville Police Department conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel J. McCoy is prosecuting the case.

This case was brought as part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative, a program that has been historically successful in bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make neighborhoods safer for everyone.

Dorsey, a resident of Alexandria, is currently awaiting sentencing.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdla/pr/alexandria-man-pleads-guilty-possessing-stolen-firearm