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Baltimore Felon Sentenced to 58 Months in Prison
A 36-year-old Baltimore man has been sentenced to 58 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Steven McCullough, of Baltimore, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander on [date] for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
According to his guilty plea, on December 3, 2020, McCullough posted a video of himself on social media, which shows him approaching a vehicle holding a black handgun. Baltimore Police officers saw the video, recognized that McCullough was in the 1200 block of North Luzerne Avenue and responded to that location.
Officers located McCullough, wearing the same gray sweatshirt and sweatpants as in the video, and attempted to place him under arrest. McCullough ran, pulling a black firearm from his sweatshirt pocket. A short distance later, McCullough tripped, with the gun still in his hand, and tossed the firearm out of his reach.
McCullough was arrested and the gun, a 10mm pistol, was recovered. The handgun was loaded with one round of 10mm jacketed hollow point ammunition in the chamber but was missing a magazine. A canvass of the path of pursuit recovered a magazine loaded with nine rounds of 10mm ammunition identical to the round found in the gun.
McCullough was searched and officers also recovered approximately 36 vials containing a total of approximately 40 grams of cocaine for distribution. McCullough admitted that he knew he has a previous felony conviction and was prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition.
The sentence was 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; and Commissioner Michael Harrison of the Baltimore Police Department.
“Our strategy of preventing violence by removing illegal guns and repeat offenders from the streets by any legal means necessary is paying off,” said United States Attorney Erek L. Barron. “As of today, homicides in Baltimore are down more than 17% from last year and non-fatal shootings are down nearly 20%. We remain laser-focused on reducing violent crime in Baltimore and throughout the state.”
Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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