Roosevelt Leon Cooper, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Florida 2018

A Fort Lauderdale resident has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Roosevelt Leon Cooper, 43, of Fort Lauderdale, was sentenced to 60 months in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release.

According to the court record, on November 10, 2017, Cooper sold a Colt .45 caliber revolver to a pawn shop in Fort Lauderdale for $300. The revolver had been stolen on March 2, 2017, during a residential burglary in Port St. Lucie. Cooper, a convicted felon, was prohibited from possessing the firearm.

The case stems from Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program that brings together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. Attorney General Jeff Sessions reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally-based strategies to reduce violent crime.

Mr. Greenberg commended the investigative efforts of the ATF and Fort Lauderdale Police Department. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney William T. Shockley.

Cooper, a convicted felon, was prohibited from possessing the firearm. On July 17, 2018, he was sentenced to 60 months in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release.

Cooper was previously convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He sold a stolen Colt .45 caliber revolver to a pawn shop in Fort Lauderdale for $300.

The case is part of the ongoing effort to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer. We commend the ATF and Fort Lauderdale Police Department for their investigative efforts.

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