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North Haverhill Man Sentenced to Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of Firearms

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

           CONCORD - Thomas S. Harris, 27, of North Haverhill, was sentenced in federal court to 18 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.    

          According to court documents and statements made in court, Harris is a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing firearms.  On August 25, 2016, Harris sold a Savage Arms, model 18-F, .410 caliber shotgun to a pawn shop in Lisbon, NH.  On September 27, 2016, Harris sold a second firearm, a Keystone Sporting Arms, model Cricket, .22 caliber rifle, to the same pawn shop.    

          Harris previously pleaded guilty to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm on May 9, 2018.

          “In order to protect public safety, we must keep firearms out of the hands of criminals,” said U.S. Attorney Murray.  “Through Project Safe Neighborhoods, we aggressively enforce federal gun laws and work to improve the safety and security of our communities.”

            The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Vermont State Police, the Lisbon Police Department and the Haverhill Police Department investigated this case.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Debra M. Walsh prosecuted this case.  

           The case is part of ATF’s Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative, a federally-funded program intended to reduce gun violence through law enforcement training, public education, and aggressive law enforcement efforts to investigate and prosecute gun-related crimes.

 

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Updated September 5, 2018

Topic
Project Safe Neighborhoods
Press Release Number: 18-167