SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a
one-count indictment today against Jonathan Shane Blakeley, 25, of Vallejo,
charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney
McGregor W. Scott announced.
According to court documents, on Sept. 20, law enforcement
officers attempted to stop Blakeley for a traffic violation, but Blakeley
refused to yield and led police on a high-speed chase through Vallejo. Blakeley
crashed his car on Interstate 80 and got out of his car and ran through several
lanes of traffic. He tried to get into the passenger seat of a car that stopped
to avoid hitting him. After police apprehended Blakeley, they found a Glock 9
mm pistol with a high-capacity magazine in his car. Blakeley cannot lawfully
possess firearms or ammunition because he has previously been convicted of
three felony offenses. When the current offense took place, Blakeley was on
federal probation. He had just been released from federal prison less than 30
days prior, after having served a 30-month sentence for possessing a firearm as
a felon.
This case is the product of an investigation by the Vallejo
Police Department with assistance from the FBI’s Solano County Violent Crimes
Task Force and the Solano County District Attorney’s Office. Assistant U.S.
Attorney Timothy H. Delgado is prosecuting the case.
If convicted, Blakeley faces a maximum statutory penalty of
10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Any sentence, however, would be
determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable
statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into
account a number of variables. The charges are only allegations; the defendant
is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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