Mario Donate Lockhart, Armed Career Criminal, Florida 2017

ORLANDO, FLORIDA – Armed Career Criminal Mario Donate Lockhart (37, Orlando) has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Due to his multiple prior felony convictions, he qualified for an increased penalty as an Armed Career Criminal. He pleaded guilty on March 14, 2017.

According to court documents, on August 29, 2016, Lockhart threatened to kill an individual while holding a loaded semiautomatic firearm with a bullet in the chamber. He then pointed the firearm at another individual as officers from the Orlando Police Department arrived on the scene and ordered him to drop the weapon.

Lockhart ignored these requests and ran from the officers with the firearm in his hand. He was apprehended a short time later and the firearm was recovered. At the time of the offense, Lockhart had multiple prior felony convictions and therefore was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition under federal law.

This case was investigated by ATF and the Orlando Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Sean P. Shecter.

This is another case prosecuted as a part of the nationwide, gun-violence reduction strategy known as ‘Project Safe Neighborhoods.’ Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow, along with Daryl R. McCrary, Special Agent in Charge, ATF, is coordinating the Project Safe Neighborhoods effort here in the Middle District of Florida in cooperation with federal, state, and local law enforcement officials.

Mario Donate Lockhart, a 37-year-old resident of Orlando, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge G. Kendall Sharp.

The exact criminal charges against Lockhart include possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The city and state where the crime occurred is Orlando, Florida. The exact date of the crime is August 29, 2016.

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