Wesley Ian Groves, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, California 2019

Gun Crime Lands Fairfield Man 4 Years in Prison

In a case that highlights the dangers of repeat offenders, a Fairfield man has been sentenced to four years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Wesley Ian Groves, 35, of Fairfield, California, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller after pleading guilty on May 20, 2019.

According to court records, in December 2018, police stopped Groves’ car for a traffic violation. When the officer spoke to Groves, he said he had a gun underneath the driver’s seat.

The officer searched the car and found a loaded pistol under the driver’s seat. The pistol was loaded with one round in the chamber and three rounds in the magazine. A subsequent records check showed that the gun was reported stolen out of Reno, Nevada.

Groves cannot lawfully possess firearms or ammunition because he has previously been convicted of three felony offenses.

This case was the product of an investigation by the Fairfield Police Department with assistance from the FBI’s Solano County Violent Crimes Task Force and the Solano County District Attorney’s Office.

The case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the government’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them.

As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.

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