New Orleans Man Sentenced for Being Felon in Possession of a Firearm

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, RAYMOND BROWN ("BROWN"), age 41, resident of Orleans Parish, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brandon S. Long to 37 months imprisonment, three years of supervised release, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee, after previously pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8).

According to court documents, in April 2023, the New Orleans Police Department ("NOPD") responded to report that there were people under the I-10 overpass with guns. Upon their arrival, New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) saw BROWN, wearing a black sweatshirt and camouflage pants, holding a rifle in his hand. BROWN then fled from police, ran through the backyard of a Touro Street residence, and discarded the firearm, before his eventual arrest.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the New Orleans Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Inga Petrovich of the Violent Crime/Strike Force Unit.