Mario Green, Felon in Possession of Ammunition, Arkansas 2018
LITTLE ROCK—A convicted felon has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison after illegally possessing ammunition. Mario Green, a 35-year-old Monticello man, will spend the next 100 months in prison for one count of being a felon in possession of ammunition, according to a federal court sentencing.
Green pleaded guilty to the charge on December 12, 2017. The crime occurred on July 25, 2016, when Green got into an argument with a female acquaintance while at a residence in Jacksonville. After ripping a cell phone out of this acquaintance’s hand, the acquaintance alleged that Green punched her in the face and pulled out a gun, telling her that he would kill her.
When police officers arrived, they found a non-functioning firearm in the couch that was loaded with nine rounds of Remington .25 caliber ammunition and five rounds of Winchester .25 caliber ammunition. Green admitted that he had previous convictions for aggravated assault and terroristic threatening, as well as a previous conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
He also has convictions for misdemeanor battery and domestic battery. Assistant United States Attorney Kristin Bryant is prosecuting the case.
The investigation into Green was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF), and the Jacksonville Police Department. United States District Judge James M. Moody, Jr. handed down the 100-month sentence, noting Green’s violent, repeat criminal history.
Green, who could not legally possess ammunition due to his previous convictions, was sentenced to eight years in prison without the possibility of parole. The sentence will result in more than eight years in prison for the convicted felon.
Key Facts
- State: Arkansas
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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