Trevon Keoni Di’Jae Brown, Possessing a Convicted Felon, North Carolina 2023

A Wilmington man was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. On September 6, 2023, Trevon Keoni Di’Jae Brown, age 24, pled guilty to the charge of possessing a convicted felon.

According to court documents and other information presented in court, on November 18, 2022, the Wilmington Police Department attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a vehicle operated by Brown. Brown attempted to evade the police by dangerously weaving through traffic, but eventually hit a parked car. The defendant then fled on foot but was quickly apprehended. Officers retraced the defendant’s path of escape and located a loaded 9mm privately made firearm, also known as a ‘ghost gun,’ with a large capacity magazine containing 25 rounds in it in the backyard of a residence. Ballistic testing revealed that the firearm was used in a shooting in Wilmington on June 12, 2022.

This sentence is yet another example of how dangerous felons increasingly turn to untraceable ghost guns for their crimes, said U.S. Attorney Michael Easley. These weapons in the wrong hands pose a significant threat to our communities and we will continue to fully enforce the law against those who break it.

Privately made firearms or ‘ghost guns’ are firearms that are made by a person other than a licensed manufacturer and do not have a serial number placed on the firearm by a licensed manufacturer at the time the firearm was produced.

Brown has multiple prior criminal convictions including, but not limited to, carrying a concealed weapon, resisting a public officer, carrying a concealed gun, and possession with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver cocaine. Brown was also validated as a member of the United Blood Nation by the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction and by the Wilmington Police Department.

The conviction is a result of the ongoing Violent Crime Action Plan (VCAP) initiative which is a collaborative effort with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, working with the community, to identify and address the most significant drivers of violent crime. VCAP involves focused and strategic enforcement, and interagency coordination and intelligence-led policing.

A copy of this press release is located on our website. Related court documents and information can be found on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by searching for Case No. 7:23-cr-00050BO-001.

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