Tag: Firearm Possession
Tony Ray Pledge, Possessing a Firearm as a Felon, Iowa 2025
⏱ 2 min read Tony Ray Pledge, a 58-year-old felon from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was caught with a loaded gun and drugs during a traffic stop in August 2025. Pledge, who has a prior federal felony conviction for possessing a firearm as a felon, was driving in Cedar Rapids when law enforcement stopped his car…
Brandon Rashaad Hill, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Brandon Rashaad Hill, a 31-year-old Sandston man, was caught possessing a firearm as a convicted felon in a North Chesterfield gas station on January 26. Hill, who has been convicted twice previously for the same crime, was approached by an officer after a woman reported being kidnapped. As the officer attempted…
Gerard Santellano, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Texas 2024
⏱ 2 min read Gerard Santellano, a 36-year-old convicted felon from Eagle Pass, Texas, was found in possession of a .380 pistol during a lawful traffic stop on September 13, 2024. The stop was made just a week after Santellano was identified as the shooter in an attempted murder. He was arrested on the spot…
Uelingatoni Pahulu, Gun Possession, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Uelingatoni Pahulu, 32, a convicted felon from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, fired a gun in a parking lot on November 1, 2025, after getting into an altercation with another man. The incident occurred at a Shop N Cart on N. Minnesota Avenue. Pahulu, who had a previous felony conviction in California,…
Fernando Bahena Ruiz, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Fernando Bahena Ruiz, a 28-year-old Mexican citizen living illegally in Danville, Virginia, sparked a 911 call on March 25, 2026, when multiple people reported gunfire in a neighborhood. Witnesses saw muzzle flashes coming from Bahena Ruiz’s backyard, and when officers arrived, they found him carrying a gun before he retreated back…
Terrill Hill, Possession of a Machinegun, Ohio 2026
⏱ 2 min read Terrill Hill, a 21-year-old repeat offender from Cincinnati, Ohio, pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. In November and December 2025, Hill posted photos on Instagram showing him holding a unique Glock with an extended magazine, a switch, and a flashlight/laser pointer. The switch, a metal device…
Roger Bleen, Cocaine Distribution, Delaware 2025
⏱ 2 min read Roger Bleen, a 43-year-old Smyrna resident, pleaded guilty to distributing cocaine and illegally possessing a firearm in Delaware. On October 14, 2025, Bleen sold approximately 273 grams of cocaine outside a convenience store in Kent County, part of a larger pattern of trafficking that spanned multiple months. As a previously convicted…
John Burgos, Firearm Possession, New York 2025
⏱ 2 min read A Syracuse felon, John Burgos, 30, has been sentenced to 77 months in prison for possessing a firearm, a crime he committed on April 16, 2025, despite being prohibited from doing so due to a 2022 robbery conviction in Syracuse, New York. Burgos pleaded guilty to the crime, admitting that he…
Rodriquez Henley, Possessing a Firearm as a Convicted Felon, Tennessee 2025
⏱ 2 min read Rodriquez Henley, a 33-year-old Memphis resident, was found guilty of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. On May 19, 2025, officers from the Memphis Police Department responded to a disturbance call at the Know-It-All Market on Park Avenue, where they located Henley and recovered a black Ruger .380 caliber handgun…
Isael Antonio Ortiz, Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Witness Tampering, Oklahoma 2026
⏱ 2 min read Isael Antonio Ortiz, a 27-year-old Oklahoma City man, was involved in a violent attack outside a local business on October 14, 2024. Ortiz struck a victim’s vehicle with an object, breaking the driver’s-side window, and then revealed a long-barrel firearm from his pants. After noticing a surveillance camera, Ortiz fled the…
