Stockton man sentenced to prison after being a felon in possesion of a firearm
(FOX40.COM) — On Tuesday, Sean Arthur Robinson a 38-year-old from Stockton man was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge John A. Mendez to serve two years in prison with another three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm, acting United States Attorney Michele Beck said.
The United States Attorney's Office said that according to court documents, law enforcement officers recovered a Glock 27 semiautomatic firearm and a loaded high-capacity magazine inside a vehicle when serving a search warrant at the Robinsons residence in Stockton on Sept. 2022.
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Court documents said that on Sept. 2022 law enforcement officers also recovered two Glock switches that were inside a different residence that were associated with Robinson in Fairfield.
Robinson is prohibited from possessing firearms due to having prior convictions for elder abuse and for carrying a loaded firearm in public, USAO said. The investigation on Robinson started in May 2021 after surveillance footage caught him engaging in a violent shootout at the Grand Hyatt Hotel near San Francisco International Airport.
During the incident, Robinson and a fellow citizen attempted to carjack at least two other vehicles, and following the shootout, the law enforcement officers seized a black duffel bag that had the surveillance footage captured Robinson carrying just before the firefight started, and that contained three illegal firearms.
USAO said, 'This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results. For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods.'
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