Columbia, South Carolina – Nigel Michael Sandiford, a/k/a “Marvin H. Rogers,” a/k/a “Cecil Price,” age 43, of Columbia, was sentenced in federal court for being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.
Nigel Sandiford, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, pleaded guilty to violating Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) in March 2017.
Senior United States District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie sentenced Sandiford to 12 months and 1 day imprisonment along with a $5,500.00 fine and $100 special assessment.
The imposed term of imprisonment will be followed by deportation. Sandiford waived deportation proceedings and agreed to be deported immediately following his service of the imposed term of imprisonment.
The evidence presented in court established that federal agents obtained and executed a federal search warrant at Sandiford’s Montego Bay restaurant on Parklane Road in Columbia on July 18, 2016. Inside the restaurant, agents located a Mossberg 12 gauge shotgun, a Glock .45 caliber handgun, along with rounds of 12 gauge shotgun shells, .40 caliber ammunition, .45 caliber ammunition, and a 30-round high capacity magazine containing 9mm ammunition.
Sandiford admitted to possessing the firearms and ammunition and to having a prior Richland County drug conviction under the alias “Marvin H. Rogers,” as well as prior New York convictions under the alias “Cecil Price.”
Nigel Sandiford is prohibited under federal law from possessing firearms and ammunition based upon his prior state convictions, which includes a South Carolina conviction for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and New York convictions for possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell 3rd degree, criminal possession of a weapon 3rd degree – defaced for concealment, and menacing.
Key Facts
- State: South Carolina
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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