PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney William M. McSwain
announced that Dennis D. Davis, 34, of Levittown, PA was convicted today at
trial of one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and one
count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. The trial
took place before United States District Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg.
Davis was arrested after a dramatic car chase in July 2017.
The defendant refused to pull over for Middletown Township Police, and a
pursuit ensued. Davis continued to flee at a high speed and caused a crash at a
busy intersection near the border of Middletown and Bristol Townships. He
pulled his damaged vehicle into a parking lot and fled on foot. As he fled from
police officers, Davis discarded a purse containing a firearm, drug
paraphernalia, and crack cocaine. Police officers eventually caught Davis and
took him into custody. The officers recovered the purse and its contents and
also found over $1,000 in cash in the defendant’s car.
The government presented evidence at trial that included the
physical evidence recovered at the scene, fingerprints from the gun, civilian
eyewitnesses, and several law enforcement witnesses who participated in the
chase and the defendant’s arrest.
“Firearms and drugs in the hands of convicted felons like
Davis undeniably pose a serious threat to our community” said U.S. Attorney
McSwain. “Davis further endangered the community by refusing to comply with
officers’ lawful commands and causing an unnecessary high speed chase and
subsequent crash. Luckily, no innocent civilians were hurt or killed and Davis
has now been held accountable for his criminal conduct. We remain steadfast in
our commitment to working with our federal partners to clear the streets of
illegal firearms and drugs and to protect the public.”
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys
Michael J. Rinaldi and Melanie Babb Wilmoth.
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