LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that John Casimere, 33, of Lake Charles, was sentenced to two years in prison by U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter for possessing a revolver. He was also sentenced to three years of supervised release.
Lake Charles police encountered Casimere on May 28, 2018 at a Lake Charles residence after responding to a domestic disturbance involving a firearm. At the time of this incident, Casimere possessed an RG Industries.22-caliber revolver, had been previously convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, and was subject to a protection order, which prohibited him from possessing a firearm. He pleaded guilty to the federal charge on February 8, 2019.
The ATF and the Lake Charles Police Department conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Dominic Rossetti is prosecuted the case.
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys