Pittsburgh Felon Sentenced to Prison for illegally Possessed and Sold Firearms

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Allegheny County has been sentenced in federal court to 30 months imprisonment and three years supervised release on his convictions for violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.

On August 3, 2018, United States District Court Judge Mark Hornak imposed the sentence on Dalton Douglas Duschl, age 23, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

According to information presented to the court, between January 3, 2017, and February 13, 2017, Duschl, a felon, knowingly possessed and sold four firearms, two of which were stolen, to undercover law enforcement agents. Federal law prohibits an individual who has been convicted of a felony from possessing a firearm.

Assistant United States Attorney Jerome A. Moschetta prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

United States Attorney Brady commended the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Allegheny County Police Department for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of this case.