DALLAS - Brian Anthony Adams, 28, of Euless, Texas, appeared in federal court today and pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
Adams faces up to 10 years imprisonment for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, and at least 5 years and up to life imprisonment, which must be served consecutively to any other term of imprisonment, for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Adams has been in custody since the time of his arrest in July 2016. Sentencing is set for Jan. 10, 2018.
According to documents filed in the case, on April 7, 2016, officers with the Irving Police Department executed a search warrant at an apartment in Euless, Texas. Adams was at the apartment when the officers executed the search warrant and Adams was arrested. During the search of the apartment, officers found digital scales, drug distribution paraphernalia and a bag containing approximately 51 grams of cocaine. Officers also found two loaded firearms strategically placed on top of the cabinets in the kitchen and another firearm in a bedroom.
Prior to April 7, 2016, Adams had been convicted on March 31, 2009 of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon in Tarrant County, Texas, an offense he committed on June 3, 2008.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Irving Police Department. Deputy Criminal Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney Gary Tromblay and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jamie Hoxie are in charge of the prosecution.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
