Charlotte Man Sentenced for Federal Firearm Violations Stemming From Sheriff's Convention Break-Ins

Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated today that United States District Judge Mary G. Lewis sentenced Elontrae Ali Glenn, age 24, to 120 months of incarceration, which is the statutory maximum, as a result of his conviction for Possession of Firearms and Ammunition by a Convicted Felon, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g).

Evidence presented in court established that on January 26, 2018, Glenn happened upon a law enforcement convention in the Columbia area, and began forcibly making entry into law enforcement vehicles. From these vehicles, Glenn took nine firearms, several rounds of ammunition, and other law enforcement paraphernalia. In making his way back to Charlotte, the South Carolina Highway Patrol attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Glenn after clocking the vehicle travelling over the speed limit. Glenn refused to stop the vehicle and attempted to evade law enforcement in a high-speed chase that lasted over seventeen miles and reached speeds in excess of 120 miles per hour. Eventually, law enforcement brought Glenn’s vehicle to a stop, using a boxing maneuver, but not before Glenn rammed two patrol vehicles in a final attempt to escape. Glenn was apprehended, and law enforcement recovered the stolen firearms and other paraphernalia in the vehicle driven by Glenn.  Glenn is prohibited under federal law from possessing firearms based upon his prior separate state convictions for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, discharging a weapon into occupied property, breaking and entering motor vehicles, and possession with intent to distribute.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Chester County Sheriff’s Department, and Columbia Police Department. Glenn was prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state and local Project CeaseFire initiative, which aggressively prosecutes firearm cases. Project CeaseFire is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program that has been historically successful in bringing together all levels of law enforcement to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. Assistant United States Attorney Alyssa Leigh Richardson of the Columbia office handled the case.

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