Alison J. Ramsdell U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota
A Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon. Quincy Lamar Johnson, 35, received a sentence of four years and three months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Johnson was indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2025 and pleaded guilty on May 5, 2025. The case stems from an incident in July 2024 when Johnson was involved in a motor vehicle accident in Sioux Falls and was seriously injured. Officers found a bag containing two 9mm pistols on the floorboard of his car. At the time, Johnson was prohibited from possessing firearms due to previous felony convictions in Georgia for aggravated assault, assault with a firearm, and possession of a firearm by a felon or addict.
“This case and others like it demonstrate the effective partnership between the Sioux Falls Police Department and federal law enforcement,” said U.S. Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell. “Working together, we are interrupting violence in the community by removing illegally possessed firearms from our neighborhoods and holding violent offenders to account in federal court.”
Federal firearm prosecutions such as this one are part of Operation Take Back America, which brings together resources from the Department of Justice’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN). The initiative aims to reduce gun violence and make communities safer through collaboration among law enforcement agencies at all levels.
The investigation into Johnson’s case was conducted by the Sioux Falls Police Department and Homeland Security Investigations. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Joyce prosecuted the case.
Johnson was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
