Ronald Clarence Kearney, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Maryland 2021

A Washington, D.C. man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Ronald Clarence Kearney, 32, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty on December 10, 2020, to a federal charge for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur and Director Donald W. Washington of the U.S. Marshals Service.

According to his guilty plea, on November 27, 2019, deputies of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) went to Kearney’s residence in Washington, D.C. to arrest Kearney on an outstanding warrant.

Kearney fled, getting into a 2011 Ford Crown Victoria parked in the parking lot at his residence, and drove away. USMS deputies followed Kearney with emergency equipment activated.

Kearney drove onto the Suitland Parkway and crossed into Maryland, ultimately crashing the car into a concrete column supporting the Naylor Road Metrorail Bridge.

The Crown Victoria had been stolen in Prince George’s County three days earlier. Kearney had been convicted previously in the District of Columbia Superior Court of robbery with a deadly weapon and in Prince George’s County, Maryland Circuit Court of carjacking and robbery, all of which were felonies.

Kearney faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm has scheduled sentencing for April 22, 2021 at 12:00 p.m.

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.

Defendant: Ronald Clarence Kearney

Criminal Charge: Felon in Possession of a Firearm

City and State: Baltimore, Maryland

Crime Date: November 27, 2019

Sentence: Maximum 10 years in federal prison

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