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Plymouth Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Gun Possession
A Plymouth man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing a firearm as a felon that he allegedly used to shoot a rival gang member on the afternoon of Sunday, July 25, 2021.
Melvin Donnell Gilliam, age 35, pled guilty to the charges on March 12, 2024.
According to court documents and other information presented in court, Gilliam, a member of the Nine-Trey Bloods, went to a home in the White City neighborhood of Plymouth, where two members of a rival gang, the Eight-Trey Crips, were located. Gilliam engaged in a verbal altercation with the rivals and then brandished a firearm as the other man he arrived with knocked one of the rivals to the ground. Gilliam is then alleged to have opened fire at one of the rivals, striking him in the back and left thigh.
When officers arrived, they discovered a Springfield Armory Hellcat 9mm pistol with blood on it in a trashcan in the backyard of the residence where the shooting took place. Officers also found three shell casings that matched the gun in the trashcan. The N.C. State Crime Lab tested the blood on the firearm and hypothesized that it was much more likely Gilliam’s DNA than not.
Gilliam is also charged in state court with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, discharging a firearm within city limits, assault with a deadly weapon, and being a habitual felon. These charges remain pending.
U.S. Attorney Michael Easley made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Louise W. Flanagan. The FBI investigated the case and Assistant U.S. Attorney Phil Aubart prosecuted the case.
Mandatory Facts:
- Defendant: Melvin Donnell Gilliam
- Criminal Charges: Possessing a firearm as a felon
- City and State: Plymouth, North Carolina
- Exact Date: March 12, 2024 (sentencing)
- Sentence or Outcome: 10 years in prison
- Dollar Amounts: N/A
Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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