NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that ANTHONY HORTON, age 45, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged on Friday, May 24, 2019 in a one-count indictment by a federal grand jury for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Federal law prohibits individuals who have been convicted of certain crimes from possessing firearms after being convicted.
If convicted, HORTON, who is alleged to be an armed career criminal, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years of imprisonment and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, a fine up to $250,000, a period of supervised release of not more than 5 years, and a mandatory special assessment fee of $100.00.
U. S. Attorney Strasser reiterated that the indictment is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
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 case was investigated by the Louisiana State Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Brittany Reed and Melissa Bucher of the Violent Crime/Strike Force Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
