Ramsey Dean Lewis, 44, Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – In a verdict announced by U.S. Attorney Anne M. Tompkins, a Charlotte man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for a firearms-related offense. On January 23, 2013, U.S. District Court Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. sentenced Ramsey Dean Lewis to serve 180 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, in July 2011, a criminal bill of indictment charged Lewis with one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Court records indicate that law enforcement recovered a loaded .22 caliber revolver in the car Lewis was driving after he was involved in a car accident on December 8, 2010.
Lewis pleaded guilty to the charge in December 2011. His prior convictions prohibit him from carrying a weapon and he was therefore sentenced as an armed career criminal by the Court. Lewis has been in federal custody since July 2011 and will be transferred to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons upon the designation of a federal facility.
All federal sentences are served without the possibility of parole. The investigation was handled by the ATF and CMPD. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert J. Gleason of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Charlotte.
U.S. Attorney Tompkins is joined in making today’s announcement by Wayne L. Dixie, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Charlotte Field Division, and Chief Rodney D. Monroe of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD).
The 15-year sentence is a significant blow to Lewis, who will spend nearly a decade and a half behind bars for his crime. The sentence serves as a warning to others who would engage in similar activities.
As the investigation and prosecution of this case demonstrate, the U.S. Attorney’s Office will continue to work tirelessly to protect the citizens of the Western District of North Carolina from firearms-related offenses.
Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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