Loaded.38 caliber revolver, ammunition, steel tipped arrows, hunting bow, narcotics, BB gun and body armor vest recovered during search of defendant’s vehicle
BOSTON - A Providence man pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Roland S. Morgan, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. U.S. Senior Court Judge William G. Young scheduled sentencing for March 3, 2022. Morgan was indicted on March 30, 2021.
On Oct. 28, 2020 at approximately 1:00 a.m., a police officer observed a silver Mercedes exiting Interstate 95 in Seekonk. The officer noted that the vehicle’s rear license plate was not luminated, a violation of Massachusetts Law. After observing the vehicle make a number of random U-turns, the officer conducted a motor vehicle stop. Morgan was driving the vehicle and was unable to produce a driver’s license. The officer determined that Morgan had two outstanding arrest warrants issued by Attleboro District Court. Morgan was then removed from his vehicle and booked on the outstanding warrants.
A subsequent search of Morgan’s vehicle recovered, among other things, a loaded.38 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver from under the seat where Morgan had been sitting, 38 rounds of.38 caliber ammunition, 10 metal tipped arrows, a hunting bow, narcotics, a Crossman pellet gun and a body armor vest.
Morgan is prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition due to prior felony convictions.
The charging statute provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, up to 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.
Acting United States Attorney Nathaniel R. Mendell; Joseph R. Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division; Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn; Seekonk Police Chief Dean Isabella; and Mahanoy Township (Pa.) Police Chief Brandon Alexander made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth G. Shine of Mendell’s Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
