Tallahassee Felon Faces Fed Time with Gun

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Tallahassee’s Etavious J. Milton, 26, is facing a federal charge after cops found him packing heat. The feds aren’t saying *where* they found the gun, just that Milton, a convicted felon, shouldn’t have had it. The indictment came down recently, and the Northern District of Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office is now handling the case.

Under federal law – and in Florida specifically – a prior felony conviction is enough to make simple possession of a firearm a crime. Milton doesn’t have to use the gun, just have it. Details of Milton’s prior conviction remain sealed, but that doesn’t matter to the feds.

Milton was formally charged this week with being a felon in possession of a firearm. If found guilty, he’s looking at a maximum sentence of 10 years in a federal prison. The case is the latest example of federal prosecutors cracking down on repeat offenders for firearms possession, even without evidence of intent to commit another crime.

The U.S. Attorney’s office is keeping a tight lid on the details of the bust. It’s a straight-forward case: a felon, a firearm, and the federal government ready to add years to his sentence.