Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has
sentenced Jamaar Danglo Hayes (34, Tampa) to 15 years in federal prison for
possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court also ordered him to
forfeit the firearm. Hayes pleaded guilty on April 25, 2018.
According to court documents, in October 2017, Hayes drove
to an apartment complex located on Sligh Avenue in Tampa while in possession of
a .38 caliber revolver. Multiple individuals at the apartment complex saw Hayes
with the firearm and called 911. The responding officers located Hayes and the
revolver. Hayes, a previously convicted felon, is prohibited from possessing a
firearm or ammunition under federal law.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the Tampa Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant
United States Attorney Jay G. Trezevant.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods
(PSN), a program that has been successful in bringing together all levels of
law enforcement to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for
everyone. In October 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the
reinvigoration of PSN and directed all U.S. Attorneys’ Offices to develop
districtwide crime reduction strategies, incorporating the lessons learned
since the program’s inception in 2001. In the Middle District of Florida, U.S.
Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez coordinates PSN efforts in cooperation with various
federal, state, and local law enforcement officials.
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