SHREVEPORT, La. - Tyvon D. Taylor, 24, of Shreveport, was sentenced today to 120 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. for possession of a firearm as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph announced. Taylor was also sentenced to three years of supervised release.
According to the guilty plea, Taylor was involved in a shooting on Aug. 12, 2017, and was arrested on Aug. 15, 2017 in connection with this incident. During his arrest, police found a Springfield Armory.40-caliber pistol, a Smith & Wesson 9 mm pistol and ammunition in his possession. Taylor has prior felonies from September 2013 and January 2016 for simple burglary. Under federal law, it is illegal for anyone who has been convicted of a felony to be in possession of any firearm or ammunition. Taylor pleaded guilty October 4, 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 J. Aaron Crawford prosecuted the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
