Sentences with phrase «in possession of a firearm»

The Youngstown Vindicator reports today that a jury has protected a defendant from charges of carrying a concealed weapon and being a felon in possession of a firearm for a.22 - caliber semiautomatic pistol police found in one of twenty shoe boxes in a closet at a home of another person that the defendant was staying -LSB-...]

«Mentally ill» is a vague term that could apply to large swaths of the population that pose no danger while in possession of a firearm.

He said, «The President has given firm instructions to the security agencies to arrest not only herdsmen, who are attacking communities anywhere in the country, but anyone of them or anyone at all in possession of firearms.

The command said upon expiry of the ultimatum, the ongoing mop - up of small and light weapons would be intensified, warning that any person or group arrested in possession of firearms would face the wrath of the law.

He however lamented that some people in the North were illegally in possession of firearms which were often used to perpetuate violence in the Northern Region.

«I command all members of the armed forces to remain in their barracks, those found wanting or in possession of firearms without my order will be considered rebels.»

He was arrested twice when found in possession of a firearm, resulting in prison terms: for three years in the early 1970s and then for 14 years starting in 1976.

Calvin Townes got convicted for being a felon in possession of a firearm through a mix of unfortunate circumstances, starting with his running from the police, together with holding onto something with his right hand (the handgun?)

Yet, when a person is arrested for felon in possession of a firearm, prosecutors routinely settle the case for probation.

Cook, a 43 - year - old St. Clair County circuit judge, has not been charged in connection with Christ's death, but was arrested last week on charges of heroin possession and using a controlled substance while in possession of a firearm, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes.

Justin Vasquez was convicted last month of being a felon in possession of a firearm and sentenced to six years in prison.

Have you been arrested in possession of marijuana, cocaine or some other illegal drug while you were in possession of a firearm?

If at the moment at which the defendant is alleged to be in possession of a firearm he is anticipating an imminent attack and carrying the weapon for his own defence against a specific danger then that may be different.»

According to the defendant, because the right to bear arms has been recently enshrined as a fundamental constitutional right, notwithstanding the fact the defendant was allegedly carrying illegal drugs while in possession of a firearm, La..

Ramos was arrested and booked on charges of kidnapping, carjacking, burglary and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

BOOKED: Johnathan T. Robinson, 36, of the 1400 block of Arlington Avenue in Shreveport, one count each of second - degree murder and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm (Source: Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office)