ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kwesi Noble, 25, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to four counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Katelyn Hartford, who is handling the case, stated that Noble illegally sold three firearms, two of which were loaded, to an individual in exchange for money in July 2019. The defendant was armed with a fourth gun, a loaded 9mm handgun, at the time of his arrest, which he threw over a fence as he fled from police.
Noble was previously convicted in March 2013 for Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, and as a result is legally prohibited from possessing firearms.
The plea 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 Rochester Police Department, under the direction of Chief La’Ron Singletary.
Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 14, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. before Chief Judge Geraci. #
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
