重罪前科男乘车被拦查获手枪认罪：面临最高15年监禁、明年2月量刑
美国司法部佛罗里达北区联邦检察官办公室宣布，佛罗里达州阿拉楚阿县（Alachua County）Gainesville 市男子 Samonta Leondre James（26岁）已在联邦法院就以重罪前科人员身份持有枪支与弹药一罪认罪。联邦检察官 John P. Heekin 公布了认罪消息。
据法庭记录，Gainesville 警局对一辆汽车实施交通拦查时，James 是车上乘客。执法人员问他是否持有武器，他表示身上有一支枪；搜查后查获一支 Glock 29 型10毫米手枪，配有7发子弹。James 此前有在礼拜场所1000英尺范围内持有意图贩售大麻、以及持有意图贩售大麻等定罪记录，依法不得持有枪支与弹药。
James 面临最高15年监禁。量刑定于2027年2月16日下午1时30分在 Gainesville 举行，由首席联邦地区法官 Allen Winsor 主持。
联邦检察官 Heekin 表示，他赞赏 Gainesville 警局出色的调查工作，把这名危险的重罪前科者带离街头。本案由烟酒枪炮及爆炸物管理局（ATF）与 Gainesville 警局联合调查，助理联邦检察官 Tyler Fleming 起诉。（来源：美国司法部）
Gainesville Felon Samonta Leondre James Pleads Guilty to Firearm Possession: Faces Up to 15 Years, Sentencing Set for February
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida announced that Samonta Leondre James, 26, of Gainesville, Florida, has pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. Gainesville is in Alachua County, Florida. U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin announced the plea.
According to court records, the Gainesville Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in which James was a passenger. When asked by law enforcement if he had any weapons, James stated that he had a firearm in his possession. A search uncovered a Glock 29 10-millimeter handgun with seven rounds of ammunition. James has prior convictions for possession with intent to sell cannabis within 1,000 feet of a place of worship and for possession with intent to sell cannabis, and he is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm and ammunition.
James faces up to 15 years' imprisonment. Sentencing is scheduled for February 16, 2027, at 1:30 p.m. before Chief United States District Judge Allen Winsor in Gainesville.
"I applaud the excellent investigative work by the Gainesville Police Department to remove this dangerous felon from our streets," said U.S. Attorney Heekin. The case was jointly investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Gainesville Police Department, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Tyler Fleming. (Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
来源：美国司法部
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图片来源：图：位于佛罗里达州 Gainesville 的阿拉楚阿县（Alachua County）法院刑事司法中心（资料图）。照片：Dsg 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The Alachua County Courthouse Criminal Justice Center in Gainesville, Florida (file photo). Photo by Dsg, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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