Michele Beckwith Acting U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California
Sean Arthur Robinson, a 38-year-old resident of Stockton, has been sentenced to two years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. The sentence was handed down by Senior United States District Judge John A. Mendez for the charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm, as announced by Acting United States Attorney Michele Beckwith.
The case against Robinson stemmed from an incident in September 2022 when law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at his residence in Stockton. During the search, they recovered a Glock 27 semiautomatic firearm and a loaded high-capacity magazine inside a vehicle. The firearm had been reported stolen from Sacramento. On the same day, officers also found two Glock switches at another residence linked to Robinson in Fairfield. Due to prior convictions for elder abuse and carrying a loaded firearm in public, Robinson is prohibited from possessing firearms.
Robinson's activities caught the attention of law enforcement as early as May 2021 after surveillance footage showed him involved in a violent shootout at the Grand Hyatt Hotel near San Francisco International Airport. During this event, he and an accomplice attempted to carjack two vehicles. Law enforcement later seized a black duffel bag that Robinson was seen carrying before the shootout began; it contained three illegal firearms.
The investigation into Robinson's activities was conducted by the FBI with assistance from the San Francisco Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Justin Lee and Sam Stefanki prosecuted the case.
This case falls under Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which aims to reduce violent crime and gun violence through collaboration between law enforcement agencies and communities. The Department launched an enhanced violent crime reduction strategy on May 26, 2021, focusing on building trust within communities, supporting violence prevention organizations, setting strategic enforcement priorities, and evaluating outcomes.
For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, visit Justice.gov/PSN.
