BOSTON – A Randolph man pleaded guilty today in federal
court in Boston to being a previously convicted felon in possession of a
firearm.
Dararong James Heang, 28, pleaded guilty to being a
convicted felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. U.S. District Court
Chief Judge Patti B. Saris scheduled sentencing for Oct. 3, 2018.
Shortly after midnight on June 16, 2017, law enforcement
officers stopped Heang and two other individuals in the area of Shirley Avenue
in Revere, which had been the scene of recent gang violence. Heang was known to
officers as being previously involved with gang activity. During a subsequent
search, Heang was found to be in possession of a semi-automatic firearm and
seven rounds of ammunition. At the time, Heang was on state probation and had
previously been convicted of multiple felonies in state court, including
assault and battery and possession with intent to distribute drugs.
The charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm
provides for a sentence of no greater than 10 years in prison, three years of
supervised release, and a fine of $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal
judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling; Harold H. Shaw,
Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field
Division; Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley; and Revere Police
Chief James R. Guido made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kunal
Pasricha of Lelling’s Organized Crime & Gang Unit is prosecuting the case.
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