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Convicted Felon from Fort Worth is Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison on Firearm Conviction

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas
Defendant Arrested at a Motel in Fort Worth When Officers Responded to Report of Domestic Distrubance

FORT WORTH, Texas — A multi-convicted felon, Roderick Johnson, 35, of Fort Worth, Texas, was sentenced this morning by U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor to 10 years in federal prison, following his conviction at trial in December 2015 on one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.

Johnson has been in custody since his arrest in June 2015 when officers with the Fort Worth Police Department responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at a motel room in Fort Worth.  A search of that room, where Johnson was staying, revealed a .357 caliber pistol belonging to Johnson under the mattress.  Johnson has been convicted of theft and controlled substances felony offenses in Tarrant County in 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011 and 2013.

The case was investigated by the Fort Worth Police Department, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Assistant U.S. Attorney A. Saleem was in charge of the prosecution.

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Updated March 28, 2016

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Project Safe Neighborhoods