St. Louis, MO -Carlos O’Connor, 22, St. Louis, Missouri, was sentenced to 26 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. O’Connor appeared today before U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey.
According to the plea agreement, on June 20, 2019, O’Connor was a passenger in a speeding Mustang. An officer with the Maryland Height Police Department observed O’Connor throw a firearm from the vehicle. After the officer conducted a traffic stop, two firearms were located in the rear seat of the Mustang, a 9mm Taurus pistol and a.22 caliber Beretta pistol.
Officers recovered the gun that O’Conner was seen throwing out the window, a stolen Colt.32 pistol. O’Conner admitted to possession of the stolen Colt.32 pistol.
This case was investigated by the Maryland Heights Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
