D.C. Man Sentenced for Purchase of Illegal Firearms

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Anthony Darnell McCutchen, 27, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 12 months in prison for his role in the illegal purchase of two firearms.

McCutchen pleaded guilty on Dec. 9, 2016. According to court documents, on Oct. 1, 2016, McCutchen met an individual, who he recruited to purchase two firearms on his behalf, at a Virginia gunshow. McCutchen aided and abetted this individual’s false statements to a firearms dealer by, among other things, accompanying the individual to the firearms dealer to help select the firearms for purchase, providing the purchaser with the money to purchase the firearms, and directing the purchaser how to behave when purchasing the firearms. Law enforcement observed McCutchen’s activity in the gun show and, after learning of McCutchen’s prior conviction for armed robbery in Washington, D.C., executed a traffic stop shortly after McCutchen left the gun show. Law enforcement recovered the two firearms from McCutchen’s possession.

Dana J. Boente, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; and Michael B. Boxler, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) Washington Field Division, made the announcement after sentencing by Senior U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis, III. Assistant U.S. Attorney Carina A. Cuellar prosecuted the case.

A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 1:16-cr-248.