Convicted Felon Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Gun-related Crime

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A convicted felon has been sentenced for illegal possession of ammunition, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson.

United States District Court Judge R. David Proctor sentenced D’Angelo Martin, also known as “Hot Boi,” 28, of Gadsden, to 36 months in prison.  In October, Martin pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm (which includes possession of ammunition).

According to court documents, on April 24, 2023, Gadsden Police Department officers responded to a call that someone had shot at a vehicle in front of the caller’s residence. The officers found a shell casing on the porch. Martin admitted to possessing the 9mm ammunition that officers collected from outside the home.

Martin is prohibited from having ammunition because of multiple prior felony convictions.  Martin was convicted on January 26, 2016, of the offense of Robbery, Second Degree and on November 1, 2021, of the offense of Certain Persons Forbidden to Possess a Firearm in the Circuit Court of Etowah County, Alabama.

ATF investigated the case along with the Gadsden Police Department.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kristy M. Peoples and William R. McComb prosecuted the case.