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FRANKLINTON MAN INDICTED FOR FEDERAL GUN VIOLATIONS
April 4, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RECHARD D. YOUNG, 29, a resident of Franklinton, Louisiana, was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm in an indictment returned by a Federal Grand Jury yesterday, announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten.
According to the indictment, it is alleged that YOUNG, who previously was convicted for Distribution of Cocaine in the 22nd Judicial District Court in December, 1998 and aggravated assault with a firearm in Orleans Parish in 1997, unlawfully possessed a Smith and Wesson, .38 Special Revolver, on December 14, 2007. Under federal law, anyone who is convicted of a felony is prohibited from possessing any firearm or ammunition.
If convicted, YOUNG faces a maximum of ten (10) years of imprisonment, a $250,000.00 fine, forfeiture of the weapon and three (3) years of supervised release .
The United States Attorney cautions that an indictment is merely an allegation and that all persons charged via an indictment are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
This investigation was conducted by Special Agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Abe McGull.
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