Preston Bullock, Felon in Possession of Firearm, North Carolina 2018

Raleigh - A Greenville man has been sentenced to 84 months imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Preston Bullock, 40, of Greenville, North Carolina, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever III on January 2019.

Bullock was named in a one-count Indictment on January 10, 2018. On May 29, 2018, Bullock pled guilty to felon in possession of a firearm.

According to court documents, on June 11, 2017, officers with the Pinetops Police Department in Pinetops, North Carolina received a call regarding a domestic dispute with a female and Bullock. The female said Bullock had threatened her with a firearm.

Bullock was arrested after placing a handgun inside his waistband. 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 make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

The investigation of this case was conducted by the Pinetops Police Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant United States Attorney S. Katherine Burnette handled the prosecution of this case for the government.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/greenville-man-sentenced-felon-possession-firearm-offense