An Anchorage man was sentenced on July 30 to more than six and a half years in prison for possessing a firearm as a felon while committing an act of domestic violence. According to court documents, Detallion Owens, 29, assaulted a domestic partner in November 2024 while intoxicated and in the presence of a child. During the incident, Owens pulled out a gun, racked it, and pointed it at the victim’s head as she held a newborn child. He then took her phone and keys before fleeing in her car.
Law enforcement later located Owens alone in the stolen vehicle. Officers attempted to barricade him from escaping; however, Owens tried unsuccessfully to flee by ramming police vehicles with the car before attempting to run away on foot. Police apprehended him shortly after. Officers found his loaded handgun on the driver’s seat—later determined stolen—and recovered both the victim’s phone and a loaded magazine that fell from Owens during his arrest.
At the time of this offense, Owens had a prior felony conviction for first-degree robbery, which prohibited him from possessing firearms. He was also on state probation for armed robbery and assault convictions when this incident occurred.
Owens was indicted by a federal grand jury on Jan. 21, 2025, and pleaded guilty on May 6, 2025, to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The court ordered three years of supervised release following his prison sentence.
“Mr. Owens perpetrated a frightening act of domestic violence in front of a child, earning a lengthy sentence under federal criminal law,” said U.S. Attorney Michael J. Heyman for the District of Alaska. “I want to commend the police officers and law enforcement that apprehended Mr. Owens as swiftly as possible before more damage occurred,” . Special Agent in Charge Jonathan Blais of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Seattle Field Division said: “The sentence imposed today reflects the serious danger this defendant posed to our community… deliberate violent choices that put innocent lives at grave risk.”
The case was investigated by ATF Seattle Field Division with assistance from Anchorage Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mac Caille Petursson.