Turrell Davis, Firearm Possession in School Zone, Maryland 2020

Baltimore Man Sentenced for Illegally Possessing a Loaded Firearm in a School Zone

Baltimore, Maryland – On November 9, 2020, Baltimore police arrested Turrell Davis, age 25, for possessing a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school. Davis was armed with a .45-caliber handgun, loaded with 13 rounds of ammunition, in the 300 block of South Catherine Street, one block north of Frederick Elementary School.

According to his guilty plea, Davis was arrested after police, using CCTV, saw him appear to be armed. Officers in a marked car were sent to the location to investigate. When Davis noticed the officers, he ran, throwing the handgun and a clear bag containing fentanyl under a parked car. The firearm was recovered near the curb, and Davis surrendered to police.

A search of Davis’s person and the surrounding area recovered additional fentanyl, a digital scale, and $623 in cash. The quantity and packaging of the drugs indicated that Davis intended to distribute the fentanyl. Davis admitted that he knowingly possessed the firearm and had reason to believe he was within 1,000 feet of a school zone.

Turrell Davis, 25, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander to three years of federal supervised release, with the condition that he participate in the Roca, Inc. – Baltimore’s community violence intervention and response services. He has already served over 14 months.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program that brings together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence. The U.S. Attorney’s Office commended the ATF and the Baltimore Police Department for their work in the investigation.

The case was prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Logan Hayes and Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon Moore. For more information on the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office, its priorities, and resources available to help the community, please visit https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/project-safe-neighborhoods-psn and https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/community-outreach.

Turrell Davis, age 25, was sentenced for violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) – Possession of a Firearm in a School Zone. The offense occurred on November 9, 2020, in Baltimore, Maryland.

Turrell Davis will be on federal supervised release for three years, as part of his sentence, and will participate in the Roca, Inc. – Baltimore’s community violence intervention and response services. Davis has already served over 14 months.

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