Canton Man Sentenced for Federal Drug and Firearm Offenses

BOSTON – A Canton man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for multiple drug and firearm offenses.

Hollis Owens, 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to four years in prison and three years of supervised release. In July 2017, Owens pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of ammunition and four counts of possession with intent to distribute cocaine.

In the spring of 2016, law enforcement officers investigating the illegal distribution of cocaine in Framingham made several controlled purchases of cocaine from Owens. In April 2016, a search of Owen’s residence resulted in the seizure of approximately 18 grams of crack cocaine, a loaded Smith & Wesson 9mm hand gun, 114 rounds of various caliber ammunition and $1,869 in cash. 

Owens is prohibited from possessing a firearm due to a prior state felony conviction. 

Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb and Mickey D. Leadingham, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Boston Field Division, made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Soivilien of Weinreb’s Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.