ROCHESTER, N.Y.— -(Ammoland.com)- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Allan Watson, 36, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, was sentenced to 25 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
The defendant was also ordered to forfeit two firearms and rounds of ammunition seized at the time of his arrest.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert A. Marangola, who handled the case, stated that shortly after midnight on July 14, 2016, Rochester Police Department officers responded to a motor vehicle crash near the intersection of Hollenbeck Street and Belfour Drive in Rochester.
During the crash investigation, officers directed Watson out of an SUV and, after a brief struggle with police, he was taken into custody.
At that time, defendant had a loaded 9mm pistol, crack cocaine, and heroin packaged for street sale, as well as over $3,899 in cash.
The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Rochester Police Department, under the direction of Chief Michael Ciminelli, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Ashan Benedict, and the United States Marshal Service, under the direction of Charles Salina.
I feel My 2nd Amendment Rights are violated !!! First problem is politicians who refuse to admit this mass murders are about mental health. We have a critical issue of politicians cutting money for mental issues. Closing mental health facilities to try & balance budgets. Illinois is prime example. Closing mental health facilities & clinics since the 70’s.It continues still. Closing mental health hospitals, cuts in outpatient facilities, programs, clinics, cuts to coverage to mental health across the board!!!! During this, We see more & more murders like in Teaxas. Then again politicians cutting money for First Responders. Creating longer… Read more »
Well we have been slamming the gov for their lack of enforcement of existing gun laws. So to make themselves look good use a minor gun possession backed up by drugs for sale to slap a 25 yr sentence on him. Look everyone we’re enforcing the gun laws!!!
@John Dunlap, “significance of over $3,899”, they think he traveled thru New York City and spent about $200 on bridge and tunnel tolls to get thru that corrupt and continuous flowing trough of money to get to the other side. It would have made them look bad if they had published the whereabouts of the other $200 as the Democrat run NYS Controllers Office never gets off his butt and audits these bridge and tunnel authorities to find out where all this endless flowing money is going.
They’re sending a very clear message.
They are far more concerned with getting rid of guns then controlling scumbag drug dealers.
A waste of bandwidth. These convictions are common except usually the sentence is for the drugs, not the gun possession. Way to go NY. Put the possession of a gun ahead of the dope selling that is killing far more than guns.
A lot of manpower, at the taxpayer ‘s expense, for one drug dealer. Unbelievable the extent they will go through to get a little notoriety.