York Man Sentenced To 15 Years’ Imprisonment For Federal Firearms Charges

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that on November 30, 2017, Senior District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo sentenced Quan Leroy Gross, age 46, of York, Pennsylvania, to 180 months’ imprisonment.  Gross pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon before Judge Rambo on July 18, 2017.

According to United States Attorney David J. Freed, law enforcement apprehended Gross when he possessed a loaded firearm in York City during a drug transaction.  As a previously convicted felon, Gross is prohibited from possessing firearms.

Gross faced a mandatory minimum of fifteen years imprisonment and a statutory maximum of life imprisonment.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the York City Police Department.  Assistant United States Attorney Meredith A. Taylor prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of the Violent Crime Reduction Partnership (“VCRP”), a district wide initiative to combat the spread of violent crime in the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Led by the United States Attorney’s Office, the VCRP consists of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies whose mission is to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who commit violent crimes with firearms.

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