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United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner
Eastern District of California
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lauren Horwood Friday, February 5, 2010 PHONE: 916-554-2706
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SACRAMENTO MAN INDICTED FOR AMMUNITION VIOLATIONS
Defendant Had a Restraining Order and Misdemeanor Conviction for Domestic Violence
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent-in-Charge Stephen C. Herkins announced today that LEROY HARRINGTON III, 26, of Sacramento, was indicted yesterday for possession of ammunition after having received actual notice of a final restraining order, and after having a conviction for a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
This case is the product of and investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Sacramento Police Department.
According to Assistant United States Attorney Jill Thomas, who is prosecuting the case, HARRINGTON purchased 50 rounds of .45 caliber ammunition on December 5, 2009. At the time of the purchase, HARRINGTON had two final restraining orders lodged against him by a Sacramento Superior Court Judge and had been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. Because HARRINGTON was subject to the superior court’s final restraining order and was previously convicted of the domestic violence misdemeanor, he was not permitted under federal law to possess ammunition.
HARRINGTON faces a maximum prison term of 10 years and a fine of $250,000 for each of the ammunition charges. The actual sentence, however, will be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables and any applicable statutory sentencing factors.
The charges are only allegations and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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