Yardley Davis, Felon in Possession of Ammunition, Maine 2021

Bangor, Maine - A Connecticut man is facing federal charges after being found in possession of ammunition.

On December 2021, a Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office deputy pulled over a vehicle in Greenbush after noticing that the license plates did not match the vehicle. The deputy arrested the driver for operating after license suspension and learned that a passenger, Yardley Davis, 39, had fled the scene.

A nearby homeowner reported finding gloves, a black ski mask, and a rope next to a barbed wire fence on their property the following morning. A search of the woods led to the recovery of two 9mm handguns and 45 rounds of ammunition. A forensic analysis of the firearms by the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory revealed the presence of Davis’s DNA on both firearms.

Davis is precluded from possessing firearms or ammunition due to a 2005 conviction in Connecticut Superior Court for robbery in the first degree. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000 to be followed by up to 3 years of supervised release. A federal district judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office and the Maine State Police.

Davis pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of ammunition in U.S. District Court in Bangor. He is currently awaiting sentencing.

Yardley Davis is charged with Felon in Possession of Ammunition in the United States District Court for the District of Maine.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-me/pr/connecticut-felon-pleads-guilty-possessing-ammunition