Baton Rouge Man Convicted at Trial of Illegally Possessing a Firearm

BATON ROUGE, LA – Acting United States Attorney Corey R. Amundson announced today that a federal jury has convicted TIMOTHY COURTNEY, age 44, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, after a two-day jury trial before U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles.

At trial, the evidence demonstrated that on August 9, 2016, the Baton Rouge Police Department executed a search warrant at a residence on Odell Street in Baton Rouge, where COURTNEY was believed to be living. While executing the warrant, officers encountered the defendant, a convicted felon, and from inside the residence recovered a loaded pistol, which was located within inches of the defendant’s wallet. The evidence at trial also established that the defendant later made several admissions regarding the firearm, including telling a female acquaintance that once he became aware that officers were executing a search warrant at the residence, he did not have enough time to hide the gun before officers found it.

COURTNEY’S sentencing date has not been scheduled. COURTNEY is in federal custody and was remanded back into federal custody at the conclusion of the trial.

Acting U.S. Attorney Corey Amundson stated, “Keeping guns out of the hands of convicted felons is a high priority of this Office and a critical piece of our effort to make our streets safe. I am grateful to our prosecutors and law enforcement partners at ATF, BRPD, and USMS for working to bring this defendant to justice.”

This matter is being handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Louisiana, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, and the Baton Rouge Police Department, with valuable assistance from the United States Marshal’s Service. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Ryan Rezaei and Michael Jefferson.