New Orleans Man Sentenced For Federal Weapons Violation

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA –KEVIN STURGIS (“STURGIS”), age 26, was sentenced on August 27, 2025 by U.S. District Judge Sarah S. Vance to 37 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, along with a $100 mandatory special assessment fee, after previously pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8).

According to court documents, on November 23, 2023, New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officers conducting surveillance observed STURGIS standing outside a residence in Hollygrove holding an AR-15 pistol and a handgun while wearing a ski mask and gloves. Officers later arrested STURGIS who had a Glock Model 21, .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol loaded with 12 rounds concealed in his waistband. On the porch, officers recovered an Anderson Manufacturing Model AM-15, multi-caliber semi-automatic pistol, loaded with 19 rounds of ammunition. Prior to possessing these firearms, STURGIS had been convicted of several felony offenses in Orleans Parish.

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.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New Orleans Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney David Berman of the Violent Crime Unit.

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