SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Alexander C. Van
Hook announced today that a man from Minden was sentenced to 21 months in
prison for unlawfully possessing a revolver.
Jeremy Moro, 40, of Minden, La., was sentenced by U.S.
District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote on one count of possession of a firearm by a
convicted felon. He was also sentenced
to three years of supervised release. According to the December 1, 2017 guilty
plea, the Minden Police Department arrested Moro while investigating a domestic
abuse issue on September 8, 2016. After responding to the complaint, police
found Moro laying on his couch with a Taurus Model: The Judge 45 caliber
five-shot revolver in the waistband of his pants. He was previously convicted
of a felony for his role in a cross-burning in October 2008 in Louisiana.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods
(PSN), a program that has been historically successful in bringing together all
levels of law enforcement to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods
safe for everyone. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made turning the tide of
rising violent crime in America a top priority. In October 2017, as part of a
series of actions to address this crime trend, Attorney General Sessions
announced the reinvigoration of PSN and directed all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to
develop a district crime reduction strategy that incorporates the lessons
learned since PSN launched in 2001.
The ATF, FBI, Webster Parish Coroner’s Office and Minden
Police Department conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary J.
Mudrick prosecuted the case.
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