BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Douglas Wood, 39, of Jamestown, NY, who was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, was sentenced to serve 63 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Seth Molisani, who handled the case, stated that on March 6, 2018, the Jamestown Police Department was actively engaged in a narcotics investigation operation. Investigators conducted physical and audio surveillance of the defendant and learned that Wood was in possession of a silver handgun. Investigators maintained surveillance on the defendant and alerted uniformed patrol officers who approached Wood and spoke with him briefly before he attempted to flee. Following a brief struggle, the defendant was restrained and officers recovered a loaded revolver and 14 additional rounds of ammunition.
Wood was previously convicted in 2000, in the Nottoway County Circuit Court, Nottoway, Virginia, of Grand Larceny, Unlawful Possession or Use of a Sawed-Off Shotgun, and Burglary; in 2001, in Chautauqua County Court, of Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree; in 2004, in Chautauqua County Court, of Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree; and in 2007, in Chautauqua County Court, of Robbery in the Third Degree. As a result, the defendant is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm.
Today’s sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge John B. Devito, New York Field Division, and the Jamestown Police Department, under the direction of Chief Harry Snellings. #
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
