Victor Cody Rosillo, Felon in Possession of Ammunition, Mississippi 2020

Gulfport, Miss. – A Gulfport, Mississippi jury could have convicted Victor Cody Rosillo, 26, of being a felon in possession of ammunition, but instead, the Arkansas man pled guilty to the federal felony offense.

Rosillo committed a drive-by shooting from a nearby street onto Keesler Air Force Base near the Military Hospital Emergency Room on October 6, 2020. No firearm was recovered, but two shell casings and a fired bullet were recovered from the scene, which were analyzed by a forensic examiner and determined to be a 9mm bullet consistent with the 9mm shell casings recovered.

The recovered projectile was determined to have been fired from a 9mm HiPoint firearm, which investigators learned was the same type of firearm possessed by Rosillo during the Keesler shooting incident. Rosillo was serving a term of state felony probation in Arkansas at the time of the shooting in Mississippi.

Rosillo is scheduled to be sentenced on April 6, 2022, and faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca praised the investigation and coordination of the FBI, the ATF, Keesler Security Forces, and the Biloxi Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Stan Harris is prosecuting the case as part of the federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program.

The Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program is a federal, state, and local initiative that focuses on reducing violent crime in communities across the United States. The program is a key component of the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s crime reduction efforts and has been proven effective at reducing violent crime.

The PSN Program brings together a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including law enforcement agencies, community organizations, and local government officials, to develop comprehensive solutions to reduce crime. Through the PSN Program, the U.S. Attorney’s Office works with locally based prevention and reentry programs to provide support to individuals and families affected by crime.

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