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Date: 02-24-2022
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Case Number: 7:21-cr-00008-EKD
Judge: Elizabeth K. Dillon
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia (Roanoke County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Roanoke, Virginia criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and for violating his terms of supervised release.
DeAngelo Lewis Ramsey, 22, was previously convicted for breaking into a federal firearms licensee through the ceiling of a neighboring business and stealing multiple firearms. As a result of his prior conviction history, Ramsey is prohibited by federal law from possessing either firearms or ammunition.
“The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia will always prioritize the prosecution of those who seek to obtain firearms unlawfully. This defendant – who had previously been convicted of a felony for stealing multiple firearms after breaking into a commercial business – chose to illegally obtain and use yet another firearm while on supervised release. This sentence is just punishment and serves as a perfect example of how our office continues to prioritize the public’s safety and protection within the district,” United States Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh said today.
According to court documents, at around 3:30 a.m. on January 7, 2021, Salem, Virginia police were called about a suspicious person in the area of Carey Avenue. A resident’s doorbell camera showed a person dressed in a jacket, ski mask, and gloves coming to the door and reaching for the handle before walking away. Responding officers noticed several interior lights on in vehicles in the neighborhood and multiple mailboxes with doors left open.
Law enforcement searched the area and located an individual that matched the description of the man on the doorbell video. He was carrying a backpack and ran down an embankment when encountered by police.
After a brief chase, officers detained the man and identified the subject as DeAngelo Ramsey. Nearby, they found gloves, a ski mask, and the backpack he was carrying, which contained several items that had been reported missing from vehicles and mailboxes. In addition, the backpack contained a Glock 23 pistol with an extended magazine and one hollow-point round of ammunition.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the United States Postal Inspection Service investigated the case, with assistance from the Salem Police Department.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kristin B. Johnson prosecuted the case.
18:922G.F - UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, ETC. - 18:922(g)(1) Prohibited person in possession of a firearm - (1/7/2021)
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18:1708.F THEFT OR RECEIPT OF STOLEN MAIL MATTER - 18:1708 Theft of mail - (1/7/2021)
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Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 47 months in prison.
02/17/2022 48 SEALED PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION REPORT - REVISED FINAL re 37 SEALED PSR - Initial, 45 SEALED Objections to PSR - Notice to Probation and Opposing Counsel Only, 39 SEALED PSR - Final, 38 SEALED Objections to PSR - Notice to Probation and Opposing Counsel Only as to DeAngelo Ramsey. (jp)
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