Sean Christopher Henderson, Felon in Possession of Firearm, Maryland 2022

Prince George's County Felon Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison

Greenbelt, Maryland - In a move to reduce and prevent crime, U.S. District Judge Deborah J. Boardman has sentenced Sean Christopher Henderson, a 36-year-old felon from Upper Marlboro, to seven years in federal prison for two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

The guilty plea and sentence were announced by Erek L. Barron, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland; Special Agent in Charge Toni M. Crosby of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Baltimore Field Division; Chief Malik Aziz of the Prince George's County Police Department; and Prince George's County State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy.

Henderson, a convicted felon, had previously been prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition. Despite this, he admitted to possessing two separate loaded firearms on November 9, 2020, and October 3, 2021.

According to his guilty plea, Henderson had a previous felony conviction, which he knew prohibited him from possessing a firearm or ammunition. Despite this, Henderson admitted that on November 9, 2020, and October 3, 2021, he possessed two separate loaded firearms. The firearms, a 9x19mm semi-automatic pistol, had been reported stolen in Virginia on March 29, 2020.

On November 9, 2020, Prince George's County Police Department officers responded to an address in District Heights, Maryland, for a reported shooting and located an individual matching the description of the shooter, later identified as Sean Henderson. Officers recovered a clear glass vial containing 0.5 ounces of phencyclidine, commonly known as PCP, with an approximate street value of $800 and a plastic baggie containing approximately 12.7 grams of marijuana, with a street value of about $254. Additionally, a 9mm spent shell casing was found in the area where Henderson was detained.

As detailed in the plea agreement, in the early morning hours of October 3, 2021, a PGPD officer responded to an address on Walter Lane in District Heights, Maryland, where Henderson was found slumped over in the driver's seat of a vehicle, with one foot hanging out the door. Officers removed a handgun, a 9x19mm semi-automatic pistol, which contained 31 rounds of ammunition in the large capacity magazine and one round in the chamber. After his arrest, a search of the vehicle located 246 grams of marijuana on the floor of the front passenger area of the vehicle, packaged in 32 baggies, and two ounces of PCP located in the driver side door compartment.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program that brings together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence.

Mandatory facts: Sean Christopher Henderson, felon in possession of firearm, Maryland 2022. Henderson was sentenced to seven years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Henderson had a previous felony conviction and was prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition. Henderson admitted to possessing two separate loaded firearms on November 9, 2020, and October 3, 2021. The firearms had been reported stolen in Virginia on March 29, 2020. Henderson also possessed PCP and marijuana, with a combined street value of $1,054.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/prince-george-s-county-felon-sentenced-seven-years-federal-prison-two-counts-illegal