Tag: Gun crime
Warren Chewiwi, Possession of Shotgun, New Mexico 2024
⏱ 2 min read Warren Chewiwi, a 52-year-old Bosque Farms man, was caught with a 12-gauge shotgun and shells on the Isleta Pueblo on July 15, 2024. Chewiwi’s prior convictions for felonies and crimes of domestic violence made it illegal for him to possess a firearm. With a history of violent behavior, Chewiwi’s actions raised…
Tyron Young, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Missouri 2024
⏱ 2 min read Tyron Young, a 37-year-old Kansas City, Missouri man, was sentenced to 115 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm. On November 20, 2024, officers responded to a report of suspicious activity at an apartment complex, where they found Young walking with what appeared to be a rifle. Young, a convicted…
Jeffrey Hill, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Pennsylvania 2025
⏱ 2 min read Jeffrey Hill, a 27-year-old felon from Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, was caught red-handed with a stash of firearms and ammo during a routine probation visit in January 2025. Hill, who had a prior conviction, was not permitted to possess a firearm or ammunition. The probation officers, who were accompanied by the Sinking…
Adrian Moye, Gun Discharge, Pennsylvania 2019
⏱ 2 min read A horrific crime unfolded in York, PA, on August 20, 2019, when 34-year-old Adrian Moye left a loaded handgun unattended in a vehicle with a 5-year-old boy. The gun was accidentally discharged, killing the child. Moye, a previously convicted felon, was prohibited from possessing firearms due to his history of drug-trafficking…
James C. Lake, Jr., Illegal Possession of a Firearm, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read James C. Lake, Jr., a 53-year-old Chicago man, walked into the Dirksen Federal Building in downtown Chicago on a Monday morning with a loaded semiautomatic handgun, a box cutter, and a jackknife in his bookbag. The incident occurred around 7:40 a.m. in the lobby of the building, which houses several federal…
Bryan Klein, Lying to a Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Bryan Klein, a 56-year-old man from Destin, Florida, has been indicted for making a false statement to a federally licensed firearms dealer. The indictment, announced by United States Attorney John P. Heekin, alleges that Klein lied to the dealer, although the specifics of the lie have not been disclosed. The case…
Travis Dwayne Broadnax, Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, Georgia 2023
⏱ 2 min read In a crackdown on gun-toting felons, three repeat offenders from Columbus, GA, have been sentenced to federal prison for possessing firearms. Travis Dwayne Broadnax, 40, Johnny Foster, III, 47, and Clifford E. Thompson, 59, all pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in separate…
Phil Darkwah, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Convicted Felon, District of Columbia 2025
⏱ 2 min read On May 6, 2025, Phil Darkwah, a 32-year-old previously convicted felon, fled from police in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington, D.C., after being pulled over for a traffic violation. As he ran, he discarded a loaded .40 caliber Glock 27 handgun into a planter near an apartment building. The incident…
Aujawan T. Hymon, Illegal Possession of a Machine Gun, Georgia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Aujawan T. Hymon, Antonio Owens, and Ishaq Williams, all from Savannah, have been sentenced to federal prison for illegal firearms possession. The crimes occurred in Savannah, with Hymon’s case stemming from a July 2025 shooting at the Oglethorpe Mall, where three people were wounded. Owens and Williams were caught with firearms…
Devieon Jermaine-Oliver Irvin, Possession of a Firearm as a Felon, Iowa 2025
⏱ 2 min read Devieon Jermaine-Oliver Irvin, a 21-year-old felon from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was caught with a loaded gun in his residence in Marion, Iowa, on March 13, 2025. While investigating a theft, police officers discovered that Irvin was sending text messages to a 13-year-old juvenile, discussing providing the minor with drugs. Irvin, who…
