U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced today that STERLING ROBINSON, age 26, of Gretna; DEANDRE ROSE, age 23, and EVERETT ROSS, age 28, both of New Orleans, were sentenced today after having pled guilty to federal firearm violations.
U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo sentenced ROSS to 65 months of incarceration, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. ROBINSON and ROSE were each sentenced to 60 months of incarceration, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release.
According to court documents, on Oct. 14, 2014, Gretna police officers were patrolling in the area of Milton & Pratt Streets, when they noticed an illegally parked vehicle. As the officers approached the vehicle to issue a citation, they saw a bag of crack cocaine in the passenger door handle. The officers also observed a semi-automatic handgun secured between the passenger seat and the middle console. A short time later, the officers observed ROBINSON, ROSE, ROSS, and a female acquaintance approach and attempt to enter the vehicle.
As ROBINSON was removed from the area of the front passenger seat, he resisted arrest and attempted to reach for the bag of crack cocaine. ROSS was removed from the driver’s seat of the vehicle, and ROSE was removed from the rear passenger seat. The officers searched the vehicle, and two additional handguns were discovered. A Ruger model P85 9mm semi-automatic handgun was found underneath the front of the driver’s seat and accessible to ROSS. A Springfield model XDM,.45-caliber semi-automatic handgun was found underneath the rear of the front passenger’s seat and accessible to ROSE. The initially-observed, Kahr model CW9, 9mm semi-automatic handgun was accessible to ROBINSON. Further investigation revealed that each of the firearms had been reported stolen.
Court records revealed that ROSS and ROSE each had two prior felony convictions in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court. As such, they both were prohibited from possessing firearms by both state and federal law.
U.S. Attorney Polite praised the work of the ATF New Orleans Division Office and the Gretna Police Department, in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Nolan D. Paige and Special Assistant United States Attorney Brian Ebarb, who was assigned from the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office, were in charge of the prosecution.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
