New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Violations of Federal Gun Control Act

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on November 16, 2023, REGINALD HUMBLES, age 34, a resident of Orleans Parish, pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).  HUMBLES faces a sentence of up to10 years of imprisonment, a fine of up to $250,000.00, up to 3 years of supervised release, and a mandatory special assessment fee of $100.00.  His sentencing is set for March 14, 2024.

On December 28, 2020, HUMBLES, a convicted felon, used a firearm to threaten a victim into giving HUMBLES a waste removal truck.  After using the vehicle’s onboard camera system and GPS, law enforcement located it driving west on Interstate 12.  After pursuit by the Causeway Police Department, Louisiana State Police, and Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office, the vehicle was eventually stopped.  Following HUMBLES’s arrest, investigators located a firearm on the driver seat of the vehicle.

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.

U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the New Orleans Police Department. The case  is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Inga Petrovich of the Violent Crime Unit .