29-Year-Old Louisiana Felon Pleads Guilty to Possession of Multiple Firearms and Firearm Accessories

New Orleans, Louisiana – A Louisiana man has pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a firearm after officers from the New Orleans Police Department executed a search warrant at his home and seized multiple firearms and firearms accessories. He faces a maximum sentence of ten years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, three years of supervised release, and a $100.00 special assessment fee.

On Tuesday, January 24, 2023, U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Newman Hooker, age 29, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty as charged on January 19, 2023, to being a felon in possession of a firearm before the Honorable Barry W. Ashe.

According to court documents, officers from the New Orleans Police Department executed a search warrant at Hooker's home on May 30, 2022. Officers seized Hooker's Glock model 22 pistol with an extended magazine and a loaded Panzer Arms shotgun. Officers also recovered pistol and shotgun ammunition, shotgun drums, and firearms accessories.

Hooker faces a maximum sentence of ten years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, three years of supervised release, and a $100.00 special assessment fee.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program that brings all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve together to reduce violent crime and gun violence and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. The Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy to strengthen PSN on May 26, 2021, based on the following core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New Orleans Police Department investigated this case. The prosecution is led by Assistant United States Attorneys David Berman and Rachal Cassagne.