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Walter Lavelle Allen, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Virginia 2023
A Richmond man has been sentenced to 2 years and 3 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Walter Lavelle Allen, 25, was convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine on June 23, 2020. As a previously convicted felon, Allen cannot legally possess a firearm or ammunition.
According to court documents, Richmond Police observed Allen displaying a firearm in an Instagram story that he posted at around 8:00 p.m. on August 3, 2023. At around 11:30 p.m., a Richmond Police officer on foot patrol on North 25th Street found Allen asleep in the passenger seat of a parked vehicle, with the firearm, a loaded 9mm semiautomatic pistol, under Allen’s leg. The officer secured the firearm and detained Allen.
U.S. District Judge M. Hannah Lauck presided over the sentencing hearing, which was announced by Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Jason Miyares, Attorney General of Virginia; Craig Kailimai, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Washington Field Division; and Rick Edwards, Chief of Richmond Police.
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Ellen Hubbard, an Assistant Attorney General with the Virginia Attorney General’s Office, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Olivia L. Norman prosecuted the case.
A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 3:23-cr-121.
Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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