Stephen Sylvester Walker, Armed Career Criminal, Maryland 2023
A 31-year-old Baltimore man has been sentenced to over 24 years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Stephen Sylvester Walker, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced to 293 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a gun.
According to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, Rod J. Rosenstein, Walker is an armed career criminal based on one previous first-degree assault conviction and two previous narcotics convictions.
The sentence was announced by U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar, who enhanced Walker's sentence upon finding that Walker is an armed career criminal.
The charges against Walker stem from an incident on January 30, 2011, at approximately 2:30 a.m., when Baltimore County Police officers received a dispatch call for an armed person near a Denny's Restaurant in Parkville, Maryland.
Officer testified that they went to the location and witnesses identified Walker as the armed person. An officer drew his weapon and approached Walker, ordering him to show his hands and get on the ground. Walker refused to comply and another officer finally got Walker on the ground and arrested him.
As the officer was detaining Walker, he saw a semiautomatic handgun tucked into Walker's waistband. The officers recovered the gun, which was loaded with ammunition and also had a round in the chamber.
Witnesses testified that after his arrest Walker looked at the first officer that approached him and said, 'I should have smoked you when I had the chance.'
During an earlier motions hearing in the case, witnesses testified that Walker also made statements threatening to harm the arresting officers and their families, and threatening the civilians in the area for 'snitching.'
U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein commended the ATF, Baltimore County Police Department, and Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office for their work in the investigation.
Mr. Rosenstein thanked Assistant United States Attorneys Michael C. Hanlon and Scott Lemmon, who prosecuted the case.
Defendant: Stephen Sylvester Walker
Crime: Felon in possession of a firearm
City and State: Baltimore, Maryland
Date: January 30, 2011
Sentence: 293 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release
Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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