Kevin Hopkins, 39, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for possessing a loaded firearm while on supervised release, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. The sentencing took place on November 24 in U.S. District Court.
Hopkins pleaded guilty on July 25 to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon before Judge Jia M. Cobb. In addition to the prison term, Judge Cobb ordered that Hopkins serve three years of supervised release.
The case involved cooperation between several agencies. Special Agent in Charge Christopher C. Goumenis of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Washington Division and Chief Pamela A. Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) joined in announcing the sentence.
Court documents show that on November 20, 2024, MPD officers and DEA agents executed a search warrant at a residence in Southeast Washington, D.C., where Hopkins was present though he did not live there; the mother of his child resided at the address. Officers found Hopkins seated on a couch in the main living area. After he moved from the couch, they discovered an Astra A-100 9mm pistol loaded with 14 rounds wedged between the cushions where he had been sitting.
As someone with previous felony convictions, Hopkins was barred from possessing firearms. His record includes five adult convictions from 2004 to 2016 for offenses such as marijuana possession and distribution, carrying an unlicensed pistol, attempted unlawful possession of liquid PCP, burglary, assault with significant bodily injury, kidnapping, stalking, violating civil protection orders, and property destruction under $1,000. Most offenses occurred while he was under supervision; he had been on supervised release for less than two months when arrested for this incident.
The investigation was conducted by MPD and DEA’s Washington Division and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kate Naseef and Mark Levy for the District of Columbia.
