St. Louis Man Sentenced For Felon In Possession Of A Firearm

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri:

May 20, 2020

St. Louis, MO –Carlos O’Connor, 22, St. Louis, Missouri, was sentenced to 26 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. O’Connor appeared today before U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey.

According to the plea agreement, on June 20, 2019, O’Connor was a passenger in a speeding Mustang. An officer with the Maryland Height Police Department observed O’Connor throw a firearm from the vehicle. After the officer conducted a traffic stop, two firearms were located in the rear seat of the Mustang, a 9mm Taurus pistol and a .22 caliber Beretta pistol.

Officers recovered the gun that O’Conner was seen throwing out the window, a stolen Colt .32 pistol. O’Conner admitted to possession of the stolen Colt .32 pistol.

This case was investigated by the Maryland Heights Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

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