NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted illegally possessing a firearm, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Tyson Fletcher, aka “Tyjon Fletcher" and “Rahjohn McCoy," 41, of Newark, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi to an indictment charging him with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
On April 17, 2019, Fletcher illegally possessed a firearm loaded with five hollow-point bullets. Fletcher had previously been convicted of multiple felony offenses, including robbery and unlawful possession of a weapon.
The firearms offense to which Fletcher pleaded guilty carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentencing is scheduled for May 17, 2022.
U.S. Attorney Sellinger credited members of the Newark Police Department, under the direction of Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara, and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Acting Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II, with the investigation leading to today’s guilty plea.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Trombly of the Cybercrime Unit in Newark.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
