SHREVEPORT, La. - Roderick Charles Scott, 43, of Shreveport, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. to three years and 10 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph.
Shreveport police responded to a shooting on June 23, 2017 in the Hollywood area and observed Scott entering a home on Miles Street, according to the guilty plea. When Scott exited the house, he had a Rossi.38 special caliber revolver clenched in his right hand. Police officers confiscated the gun and arrested Scott.
Under federal law, it is illegal for anyone who has been convicted of a felony to be in possession of any firearm or ammunition. In 2004, Scott was convicted in the Western District of Louisiana for being a felon in possession of ammunition. Roderick Scott was indicted on June 27, 2018 and pleaded guilty on Oct. 11, 2018.
Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.
The ATF and the Shreveport Police Department conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Crawford is prosecuted the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
