Louisiana Felon Convicted Again After Being Found to be in Possession of a Firearm During a Traffic Stop

Louisiana Felon Convicted After Being Found to be in Possession of a Firearm During a Traffic Stop
Shreveport, Louisiana – On October 5, 2022, United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Troy Lee Washington, 27, of Shreveport, Louisiana, has been sentenced in U.S. District Court. Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. sentenced Washington today to 48 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm. Washington was indicted by a federal grand jury, and he pleaded guilty to the charge on June 8, 2022.
On July 27, 2021, Washington was arrested for having an active arrest warrant through Louisiana Probation and Parole. On that date, Shreveport Police Department officers conducted a traffic stop on Washington’s vehicle and discovered a handgun protruding from beneath his driver’s seat. Officers seized the firearm, which was found to be loaded with 19 rounds of ammo in an extended magazine. It was later identified as a stolen Glock.357 pistol by law enforcement authorities. The DNA extracted from the pistol was confirmed to match Washington’s DNA.
Washington has a history of felony criminal convictions, including six counts of simple burglary and nine counts of attempted simple burglary in 2016, as well as illegal possession of stolen property in 2014. These criminal offenses bar him from owning a firearm or ammunition.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, as well as the Shreveport Police Department and Louisiana Probation and Parole, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian C. Flanagan.
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