Metairie Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RANDOLPH B. MARTIN, age 39, of Metairie, pled guilty today to a one-count Bill of Information with violation of the Federal Gun Control Act.

According to the court documents, Special Agents of the United States Secret Service ("USSS") investigated an allegation of access device fraud involving MARTIN. Consequently, on April 18, 2012, the agents interviewed MARTIN, who denied that he was involved in the fraud as he was authorized to use the access device, and he consented to the search of his residence. The agents conducted a search at his residence located in Metairie, Louisiana. They found and seized the Hi Point Firearms Model CF380, .380 ACP Handgun inside the residence in MARTIN’s bedroom. On April 28, 1995, MARTIN was adjudicated guilty of burglary by the Superior Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia. Based on this adjudication, MARTIN was prohibited by federal law from possessing a firearm.

MARTIN faces a maximum term of imprisonment of ten years, a fine of $250,000 and three years of supervised release following any term of imprisonment. U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo set sentencing on July 20, 2017.