Milton Anthony Bradshaw, Possessing a Firearm and Ammunition as a Convicted Felon, Florida 2025

A Tampa man has been sentenced to 10 years and 5 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon.

On March 13, 2025, U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington handed down the sentence to Milton Anthony Bradshaw, 45, of Tampa.

According to evidence presented at trial, on September 20, 2022, Bradshaw got into an argument with three unknown individuals at the Manchester Apartments in Tampa. As the three individuals walked to their car, Bradshaw grabbed a firearm and proceeded to hide behind a dumpster in the parking lot. As the three individuals drove away, Bradshaw started firing at them.

Deputies from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office were called to the scene where they recovered a firearm that Bradshaw had left outside of an apartment after the shooting. Bradshaw was identified in surveillance video that captured the argument and the shooting, and DNA recovered from the firearm matched Bradshaw's.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Michael R. Kenneth and Chelsey Hanson. The forfeiture was handled by Assistant United States Attorney Suzanne C. Nebesky.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

Bradshaw was found guilty of possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon, a felony offense.

Defendant: Milton Anthony Bradshaw

Criminal Charges: Possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon

City and State: Tampa, FL

Exact Date: March 13, 2025 (sentencing), September 20, 2022 (crime date)

Sentence: 10 years and 5 months in federal prison

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/tampa-shooter-sentenced-more-10-years