New Orleans Man Guilty of Being Felon in Possession of Firearms

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that SHAYNE DAVIS ("DAVIS"), age 36, a resident of Gretna, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm on February 3, 2026, before U.S. District Judge Darrel J. Papillion, announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle. Specifically, DAVIS pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).

According to court documents, in March 2025, federal and local task force officers were assigned to locate and arrest DAVIS, who was wanted for aggravated assault and felon in possession of firearm charges. DAVIS fled when officers and federal agents attempted to arrest him and, during the chase, he discarded the firearm in a neighbor's yard. DAVIS was quickly apprehended and found to be in possession of a nine-millimeter magazine. The discarded firearm, a Glock Model 26 Gen5, nine-millimeter pistol, was recovered. Additionally, during the execution of a search warrant at DAVIS's residence, officers discovered an FIE Titan, .25 caliber handgun.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

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