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☷Felon in Mansfield Found Guilty of Illegal Possession of a Firearm
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ( By Press Release office)
May 04,2022
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Acting U . S . Attorney Michelle M . Baeppler announced that a federal jury returned a guilty verdict on Tuesday , May 3 , 2022 , against Defendant Terry A . Melton Jr . , 31 , of Mansfield , Ohio , following a two - day trial before Judge Solomon Oliver , Jr in Cleveland . Melton was convicted of possession of a firearm as a felon . According to court documents , on August 14 , 2020 , law enforcement investigators approached a vehicle and occupant suspected of having been involved in drug trafficking activity in the Mansfield area . Authorities detained the occupant as they believed the individual to have an active arrest warrant . Inside the vehicle , investigators observed a 9mm semiautomatic pistol on the driver - side floorboard . The firearm was loaded and bore an obliterated serial number . Melton is prohibited from possessing a firearm due to previous convictions of distribution of cocaine and cocaine base , possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense , all in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio . Melton is scheduled to be sentenced on August 25 , 2022 , and faces a maximum possible sentence of life imprisonment . This case was investigated by the Mansfield Police Department , Richland County METRICH Drug Unit and the Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco , Firearms and Explosives . This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U . S . Attorney Peter E . Daly . Columbus Field Division
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