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Springfield Man Sentenced for Federal Firearm and Drug Offenses

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts

 

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

Robert Crichlow, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to seven years in prison and five years of supervised release. In September 2017, Crichlow pleaded guilty to one count of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and one count of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine.

On June 4, 2015, Crichlow possessed a Taurus Model PT 145 .45 caliber pistol and seven rounds of .45 caliber ammunition. He also possessed crack cocaine packaged for street-level sale.

According to court documents, Crichlow has a long criminal history, including convictions for armed robbery, kidnapping, assault and battery, and drug possession.

United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling and Mickey D. Leadingham, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division, made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Katharine A. Wagner of Lelling’s Springfield Branch Office prosecuted the case.

Updated January 19, 2018
Topics
Drug Trafficking
Firearms Offenses
Component
USAO - Massachusetts

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