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Date: 12-05-2023
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Case Number: 2:22-cr-20160
Judge: John T. Fowlkes, Jr.
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (Shelby County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office in Memphis
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Memphis, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm and railroad car burglary.
On March 4, 2022, agents with CSX Transportation observed several people breaking into railroad cars containing retail merchandise destined for California. Agents apprehended one of the suspects, Lawrence Anthony, age 35, who was also found to be in possession of a Glock .40 caliber pistol. The firearm had been modified with a small switch mechanism on the rear of the slide, allowing the weapon to fire fully automatically. The other suspects fled the scene after stealing merchandise worth more than $7,500 from the railroad cars.
On August 18, 2022, Memphis Police Department officers responded to a complaint that liquor was being sold from a local residence. Upon entering the home, the officers found Anthony and discovered several boxes of liquor that had been taken during a business burglary a few hours before. Officers searched the residence and found a Taurus 9mm pistol, which Anthony admitted belonged to him. Anthony was arrested by the Memphis Police Department.
Anthony pled guilty to a four-count indictment on July 20, which charged him with aiding and abetting burglary along with firearms offenses stemming from his March and August arrests. Anthony is a convicted felon with a criminal history of committing robbery, theft, and burglary.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, with valuable assistance from the Memphis Police Department and CSX Transportation. United States Attorney Kevin Ritz thanked Assistant United States Attorney Regina Thompson, who prosecuted this case, as well as law enforcement partners who investigated the case.
18:922(g)(1) UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, ETC.
(1s)
18:922(o) and 924(a)(2) VIOLENT CRIME/DRUGS/MACHINE GUN
(2s)
18:2117 and 2 BREAKING/ENTERING A CARRIER FACILITY
(3s)
18:922(g)(1) UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, ETC.
(4s)
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 66 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release.
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