Wydell S. Dixon, Possessing a Firearm as a Felon, Ohio 2022

Cleveland Man Convicted of Possessing a Firearm as a Felon

A federal jury has convicted Wydell S. Dixon, 29, of Cleveland, Ohio, of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The crime occurred on July 22, 2020, on Fullerton Avenue in Cleveland.

According to court documents, members of the Cleveland Police Department’s Gang Impact Unit observed Dixon discard an object and raise his hands in the air while in pursuit of another individual who had fled the scene after being seen holding a bag of marijuana. Officers then searched the area and found a semi-automatic pistol with an extended magazine that Dixon had discarded.

Dixon is prohibited from possessing a firearm due to previous convictions of aggravated robbery with a firearm, felonious assault, having weapons under disability, carrying concealed weapons and drug trafficking offenses, all in the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.

A sentencing date has not yet been set for Dixon. He faces a maximum possible sentence of 10 years in prison.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Cleveland Division of Police, Gang Impact Unit investigated this case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Bryson N. Gillard and Yasmine T. Makridis are prosecuting the case.

Wydell S. Dixon is a 29-year-old man from Cleveland, Ohio. He was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

He faces a maximum possible sentence of 10 years in prison.

Dixon’s previous convictions include aggravated robbery with a firearm, felonious assault, having weapons under disability, carrying concealed weapons and drug trafficking offenses.

The crime occurred on July 22, 2020, on Fullerton Avenue in Cleveland.

Wydell S. Dixon is prohibited from possessing a firearm due to his previous convictions.

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