佐治亚州Hiram三度重罪男子被捕时搜出手枪 非法持枪被判联邦监禁7年
美国司法部佐治亚北区联邦检察官办公室宣布，佐治亚州Hiram男子Richard Cornell Brown因非法持有枪支，于10月20日被联邦地区法官William M. Ray, II判处7年联邦监禁，其后另须接受3年监管释放。Brown现年46岁，是一名有三项重罪前科的惯犯。
据联邦检察官Theodore S. Hertzberg公布的案情，Brown的前科包括一宗州级持致命武器加重攻击定罪，以及一宗联邦非法持枪定罪——后一案中，他曾威胁Rome联邦法院的书记员，并拍摄自己射击Bartow县警长竞选标牌的视频。2023年5月10日，Paulding县警长办公室因州级指控将其逮捕时，在他身上搜出一支手枪；由于其重罪前科，Brown被依法禁止持有任何枪支。
2025年8月18日，法官Ray在无陪审团审判后判定Brown重罪者持枪罪成立，本月宣判7年。Hertzberg表示：「持有枪支的重罪者对社区构成真实的危险。Brown的行为显示他对法律的彻底漠视，法院的这项实质判决确保他在近十年内不会对社区构成威胁。」Paulding县警长Ashley Henson表示，此案是地方、州与联邦执法机构协作的范例。
此案由联邦调查局（FBI）与Paulding县警长办公室调查，助理联邦检察官Calvin A. Leipold, III与Kaitlyn Salinas负责起诉。司法部表示，此案属「安全社区计划」（Project Safe Neighborhoods）与「夺回美国行动」（Operation Take Back America）的一部分。
Hiram, Georgia Three-Time Felon Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm Found at His Arrest
Richard Cornell Brown, a three-time convicted felon from Hiram, Georgia, has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for possessing a firearm that was found on him when police arrested him on state charges, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced. U.S. District Judge William M. Ray, II imposed the sentence on October 20, 2026, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Brown is 46.
According to U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg, the charges, and other information presented in court, Brown's criminal history includes a state conviction for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and a federal conviction for illegally possessing a firearm. The previous federal case was prosecuted after Brown threatened clerks at the U.S. Courthouse in Rome and made videos of himself shooting the Bartow County Sheriff's campaign signs.
On May 10, 2023, the Paulding County Sheriff's Office arrested Brown on state charges after an attack on a Paulding County woman. When they arrested Brown, sheriff's deputies found a pistol in his possession. Due to his prior felony convictions, Brown was prohibited from possessing a firearm. Judge Ray convicted Brown of being a felon in possession of a firearm following a bench trial on August 18, 2025.
'Felons who possess firearms represent a very real danger to the community,' said U.S. Attorney Hertzberg. 'Brown's actions demonstrate his utter disregard for the law, and the Court's substantial sentence ensures that he will pose no threat to our community for nearly a decade.' Paulding County Sheriff Ashley Henson called the case 'a prime example of what can be accomplished when local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies work together.' The case was investigated by the FBI and the Paulding County Sheriff's Office and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Calvin A. Leipold, III and Kaitlyn Salinas. The Justice Department said the case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods and Operation Take Back America.
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图片来源：位于佐治亚州Rome的联邦大楼与美国法院，该区联邦法院所在地。/ The Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Rome, Georgia, in the district where Brown was prosecuted. JJonahJackalope 摄 / Photo by JJonahJackalope, CC BY-SA 4.0, 经 Wikimedia Commons / via Wikimedia Commons
