Former Erie Resident Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Guns while on Bond

ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 24 months in jail on his conviction of violating federal firearm laws, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.

United States District Judge David S. Cercone imposed the sentence on Ezra Eugene Davis, 33.

According to information presented to the court, on October 21, 2016, Davis possessed seven firearms while released on bond awaiting trial on local gun and drug charges. Davis was also convicted of the knowing possession of stolen firearms and with possession of firearms while a current user of controlled substances. The court was advised that Davis possessed multiple firearms that had been stolen during the burglary of a Millcreek Township residence in September 2016. The firearms were seized from Davis on October 21, 2016, when law enforcement officers executed a federal search warrant in Erie, Pennsylvania.

This case was prosecuted as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a collaborative effort by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and communities to prevent, deter, and prosecute gun crime.

Assistant United States Attorney Marshall J. Piccinini prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

Acting United States Attorney Song commended the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Millcreek Township Police Department for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Davis.