Herbert Anthony Sloan, Possessing a Firearm while being a Prohibited Person, North Carolina 2020

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Wilmington Man Faces 10 Years for Gun Offense

A Wilmington man has been sentenced to 120 months in prison for possessing a firearm while being a prohibited person and in connection with another felony offense. Herbert Anthony Sloan, 34, was found guilty on September 30, 2020, and sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Richard E. Myers II.

According to court documents, Sloan entered a home in Wilmington late on July 13, 2019, with a firearm. He was reportedly looking for a female who was not home, but remained at the residence with the female’s mother. Sloan displayed a firearm while in the mother’s bedroom, making the mother feel scared and threatened. She believed she was unable to leave, and the situation was later reported to the authorities by the daughter.

Responding officers found Sloan on the sidewalk just outside the home and recovered a loaded .38 caliber pistol from Sloan’s waistband. Sloan later tried to obstruct the investigation by pressuring the mother and her daughter to drop the charges. The Wilmington office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and the Wilmington Police Department (WPD) investigated the case, while Assistant U.S. Attorney Bryan Stephany prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime and making neighborhoods safer for everyone. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina implements the PSN Program through its Take Back North Carolina Initiative. This initiative emphasizes the regional assignment of federal prosecutors to work with law enforcement and District Attorney’s Offices on a sustained basis in those communities to reduce the violent crime rate, drug trafficking, and crimes against law enforcement.

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. 7:19-cr-00150-D.