Rochester felon facing new charge

ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Legend Davis, 22, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of ammunition, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Katelyn M. Hartford, who is handling the case, stated that according to the complaint, in September 2024, Davis was convicted in the Western District of New York of possession of a postal key and theft of mail and sentenced to serve three years’ probation. As a result, he is legally prohibited from possessing ammunition.

On December 16, 2025, Rochester Police officers responded to an address for a report of harassment. The caller stated that a car full of individuals came to their house, beeped the car horn, and called for them to come outside. According to the caller, Davis was one of the occupants of the vehicle and said, “you gonna lie down,” and “it’s on today, ya’ll going to see me light it up,” and made firearm gestures and pointed to his waistband. The incident led to United States Probation officers conducting home visits on December 16, 2025, on January 21, 2026 at Davis’s Rauber Street residence. An officer asked Davis if there was anything in the residence that he was not permitted to possess. He admitted that he possessed ammunition. Officers located nine rounds of ammunition.

Davis made an initial appearance this morning before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark W. Pedersen and was held pending a detention hearing.

This case is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad. Through historic interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement towards identifying, investigating, and prosecuting the full spectrum of crimes committed by these organizations, which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders. In performing this work, the HSTF places special emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Buffalo/Rochester comprises agents and officers from HSI and the FBI with the prosecution being led by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York.

The complaint is the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Bryan DiGirolamo, and United States Probation, under the direction of Clifford D. Jackson, Chief Probation Officer.

The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.          

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