BOSTON - A Roxbury man, who was previously convicted of cocaine distribution, pleaded guilty today to illegal possession of a semiautomatic pistol and ammunition.
Daiquan Lucas, 28, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. U.S. District Court Senior Judge Douglas P. Woodlock scheduled sentencing for May 24, 2021. Lucas was indicted in October 2020.
On June 18, 2020, Lucas possessed a Bryco Arms model 38,.32 auto caliber semiautomatic pistol, loaded with 4 rounds of.32 caliber ammunition. Due to a 2017 conviction in federal court of distribution of cocaine base, Lucas is prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition. Lucas was on federal supervised release at the time of this offense.
The charging statute provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling; Kelly D. Brady, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Boston Field Division; and Boston Police Commissioner William Gross made the announcement today. The case is being prosecuted in Lelling’s Organized Crime and Gang Unit.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. The Department of Justice reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally-based strategies to reduce violent crime.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
