Greenville Man Sentenced For Firearms Possession

NEW BERN - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today, United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced TRAVIS JERMAINE PITTMAN, 31, of Greenville, North Carolina, to 72 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release for possession of firearm by a convicted felon.  PITTMAN previously pled guilty to this charge on May 11, 2015.   

The Greenville Police Department arrested PITTMAN on February 21, 2015, during an investigation into a domestic assault at an apartment at 600 Glendale Court, Greenville, N.C.  The arresting officer found an unloaded .25 caliber pistol in PITTMAN’S back pocket during the investigation.  The victim of the assault told the officer that PITTMAN hit her in the head and spit on her while she was holding their 10 day old son.  She also reported that PITTMAN pressed the barrel of a gun against her head and threatened to kill her.

PITTMAN is prohibited from possessing a firearm due to his prior felony convictions for assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill and aiding and abetting the discharge of a weapon into occupied property.

The investigation of this case was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Greenville Police Department.  The federal prosecution was handled by Special Assistant United States Attorney Glenn Perry.  Mr. Perry is a prosecutor with the Pitt County District Attorney’s Office.  Pitt County District Attorney Kimberly Robb has assigned Mr. Perry to the United States Attorney’s Office to prosecute federal Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force criminal matters.  Mr. Perry’s assignment to the United States Attorney’s Office has been made possible by grants funded by the Governor’s Crime Commission.