May
22, 2007 - United
States Attorney Patrick L. Meehan and Philadelphia District Attorney
Lynne Abraham today announced the filing of a three-count indictment* charging that on
December 18, 2006, Ezekial Rivers possessed a firearm in Philadelphia,
and on April 20, 2007, he possessed a firearm and a bullet proof vest, after
having been convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year in prison.
DEFENDANT |
ADDRESS |
AGE [Date of Birth] |
Ezekial Rivers |
Philadelphia, PA |
38 years old |
The case was investigated by the Philadelphia Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, an initiative by the United States Attorney’s Office, Philadelphia County District Attorney’s Office, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Philadelphia City Police Department to identify and prosecute firearms offenders in federal court, where the defendant is likely to receive a substantial sentence upon conviction. The case has been assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Marianne Cox.
| UNITED
STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE EASTERN DISTRICT, PENNSYLVANIA Suite 1250, 615 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 |
Contact: RICH MANIERI Media Contact 215.861.8525 |
*An Indictment or Information is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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