ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Anthony McIntyre, 37, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted following a jury trial of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and who subsequently pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a handgun and ammunition, was sentenced to serve 86 months in prison by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sean C. Eldridge and Cassie M. Kocher, who handled the prosecution of the case, stated that on Dec. 1, 2017, Rochester Police officers attempted to stop a vehicle that was being driven by the defendant on Dewey Avenue after seeing the driver commit a traffic violation. As officers attempted to stop the vehicle, McIntyre pulled into a driveway on Ravine Avenue, got out of the vehicle, and ran. While the defendant was running, he removed from his waistband a.45 caliber semi-automatic handgun that had a defaced serial number and was loaded with five rounds of ammunition. McIntyre threw the gun in a garbage can, as he continued to run from officers. He was taken into custody after a brief, block-long chase.
While searching the defendant, officers also found approximately 93 grams of cocaine, a quantity of marijuana, and $2,746 in his pants and jacket pockets.
On April 10, 2007, in U.S. District Court, McIntyre was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, and was sentenced to serve 78 months in prison. As a result, the defendant was legally prohibited from possessing a gun on Dec. 1, 2017.
In addition to convicting defendant of the aforementioned charges, the jury also found McIntyre guilty of possessing marijuana.
The matter was brought by the United States Attorney’s Office as part of its Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative. 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 sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Rochester Police Department, under the direction of Chief La’Ron Singletary, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge John B. DeVito, New York Field Division. #
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
