JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of DuBois, Pa. has been sentenced in federal court to three years and 10 months (46 months) in prison and three years’ supervised release on his conviction of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson imposed the sentence on Vincent L. Ruchlewicz, 58.
According to information presented to the court, on Mar. 1, 2018, Ruchlewicz was found in possession of numerous firearms. On Feb. 28, 2011, he had been convicted in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, which is a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. Federal law prohibits persons who have been convicted of a crime punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year from possessing firearms.
Assistant United States Attorney Stephanie L. Haines prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
Mr. Brady commended the United States Probation Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for the investigation that led to the successful prosecution of Ruchlewicz.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), 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.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
