New Orleans Man Sentenced to 82 Months for Federal Weapons Offense

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - RONALD TAYLOR ("TAYLOR"), age 31, of New Orleans, was sentenced on October 1, 2024 to 82 months imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans. TAYLOR previously pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8).

According to court documents, on August 31, 2023, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office stopped a stolen vehicle, after receiving notification via the "Flock System" that the vehicle had been reported stolen two days prior in a carjacking in Harris County, Texas. TAYLOR, the driver, was accompanied by his fiancé and his three-year-old daughter. The officers conducted a vehicle inventory search prior to towing and processing the vehicle and, located three loaded firearms and ammunition inside. TAYLOR admitted that all three firearms were his.

TAYLOR knowingly possessed these firearms despite his status as a prohibited person, having already been convicted of three prior felonies, including one for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

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. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Christine Calogero of the General Crimes Unit.