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New Orleans Man Cardell Glover Sentenced for Gun Crimes
A 24-year-old New Orleans man has been sentenced to 96 months in prison for federal gun crimes, specifically being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a stolen firearm, and possession of a machine gun.
Cardell Glover, 24, was sentenced by United States District Judge Darrel J. Papillion on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, after previously pleading guilty to a three-count indictment. Glover was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8), possession of a stolen firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(j) and (a)(2), and possession of a machine gun, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(o) and 924(a)(2).
According to court documents, on July 9, 2024, a rideshare driver reported to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office (JPSO) that her weapon had been stolen. The driver, who also works as a security guard, had placed her work firearm, a Glock Model 19 Gen 5, nine-millimeter pistol, in her trunk earlier that afternoon prior to starting her rideshare work. She reported to law enforcement that she had picked up a fare, a male and a female passenger, at the Dollar General and allowed them to place their groceries in the trunk of her car. When they arrived at the passengers’ destination, an apartment complex in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, the passengers retrieved the groceries from the trunk and went to an unknown second floor apartment. The rideshare driver then looked in the trunk of her vehicle to discover her firearm missing. She had said that the first name of the passenger who ordered the ride was “Dell.”
Glover pled guilty to the entire indictment and admitted that he stole the Glock pistol. He also admitted that, at the time of its recovery, the Glock pistol was equipped with a machine gun conversion device, making it a machine gun as defined by the National Firearms Act (26 U.S.C. § 5845(b)).
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. Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson praised the work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Sarah Dawkins of the Violent Crime Unit.
Glover was sentenced to 96 months imprisonment as to each of the three counts of the indictment, to be served concurrently. Judge Papillion also ordered that Glover be placed on supervised release for three years as to each of the three counts, to be served concurrently, and pay a $300 mandatory special assessment fee.
The Justice Department’s Project Safe Neighborhoods program aims to reduce violent crime and gun violence by fostering trust and legitimacy in communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.
Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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