21-Year-Old Tampa Man Indicted On Gun Possession Charges

TAMPA, FL — A 21-year-old Tampa man has been indicted in U.S. District Court on charges of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

In United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg's continuing efforts to get guns off Tampa streets, Cedric Durham was arrested Monday and made his first appearance before United States Magistrate Judge Thomas Wilson the following day.

Wilson ordered Durham to be jailed pending his trial.

According to the indictment, on March 6, Durham arrested in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Durham has a previous felony conviction for carrying a concealed firearm and is, therefore, prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition under federal law.

If convicted, Durham faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. The indictment also notifies Durham that he must hand over all firearms and ammunition.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Tampa Police Department. It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Maria Guzman and David Chee as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods Program, the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts.

Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop solutions to address them.