Felon Caught with Narcotics and Handgun Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Possession of Firearm | USAO-MD

Baltimore, Maryland – Yesterday U.S. District Decide Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Eric Coleman, age 37 of Baltimore Town, Maryland, to nine many years in federal jail, adopted by three several years of supervised launch for staying a felon in possession of a firearm.  

The sentence was announced by United States Lawyer for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron Acting Particular Agent in Cost L.C. Cheeks, Jr. of the Bureau of Liquor, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Baltimore Field Division and Commissioner Michael Harrison of the Baltimore Police Section.

According to his guilty plea, on May possibly 7, 2020, Coleman and numerous other people ended up standing on a sidewalk when they ended up observed by Baltimore Police Division detectives patrolling in the region.  When the detectives have been observed, a lookout alerted Coleman and the some others of BPD’s existence.

When the BPD detectives built a U-flip, Coleman swiftly turned the ideal side of his overall body away from watch, walked away from the team of other folks, and held his appropriate arm stiff versus his human body.  The detectives thought that Coleman’s actions ended up reliable with the qualities exhibited by an armed person and stopped their patrol automobile.

As detectives exited the motor vehicle, Coleman commenced to flee on foot and sooner or later threw a firearm with his suitable arm even though working.

All through his apprehension and arrest, the detectives learned a 9mm handgun in the area exactly where he threw it, as well as an prolonged journal that Coleman had dropped as he ran.  Coleman also possessed a satchel containing 42 gel caps of heroin, 33 gel caps of fentanyl, 29 glass vials of cocaine, and a number of luggage of cannabis. 

Soon after his arrest, Coleman put a consensually recorded jail call in which he discussed his arrest and the handgun.  Specially, Coleman said “I could not leave with out it, yo. I instructed everyone that I’d fairly get caught with it than without having it. I acquired caught with it.”

As stated in his plea arrangement, investigators subsequently executed lookup warrants on Coleman’s cellphone and social media accounts.  As a end result of the research warrants, investigators located many pictures and video clips in which Coleman possessed a handgun.  Investigators also found out images and films relating to the sale of narcotics.

This circumstance is section of Project Harmless Neighborhoods (PSN), a system bringing together all degrees of legislation enforcement and the communities they serve to minimize violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everybody.  PSN, an proof-dependent plan confirmed to be effective at cutting down violent crime, is the centerpiece of the Division of Justice’s violent criminal offense reduction endeavours.  By PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders perform collectively to identify the most urgent violent criminal offense difficulties in the neighborhood and develop detailed methods to deal with them.  As portion of this method, PSN focuses enforcement attempts on the most violent offenders and partners with domestically based mostly prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in criminal offense.

United States Lawyer Erek L. Barron recommended the ATF and the Baltimore Police Section for their do the job in the investigation.  Mr. Barron thanked Special Assistant U.S. Legal professional Richard P. Gallena and Assistant U.S. Legal professional Patricia C. McLane, who are prosecuting the case.

For additional info on the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Place of work, its priorities, and assets offered to help the community, be sure to pay a visit to https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/undertaking-secure-neighborhoods-psnexile and https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/local community-outreach.

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