CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that Isaiah Johnson, 37, of Dover, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of ammunition.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on Sept. 20, 2016, Dover Police pulled over a vehicle for a traffic violation. Johnson was a passenger in the vehicle. During the traffic stop, Johnson was found to have a loaded ammunition clip in his pocket. As a previously-convicted felon, Johnson is prohibited from possessing ammunition or firearms.
Johnson is scheduled to be sentenced on September 6, 2017.
“The United States Attorney’s Office is committed to working with our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to combat gun-related violence. Keeping firearms and ammunition out of the hands of convicted criminals helps to keep our communities safe. I commend the work of law enforcement officers in this case," said Acting U.S. Attorney Farley.
This matter was jointly investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives and the Dover Police Department. The case is part of ATF’s Project Safe Neighborhoods, a federally-funded program intended to reduce gun violence through law enforcement training, public education, and aggressive law enforcement efforts to investigate and prosecute gun-related crimes. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Shane B. Kelbley.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
