Brooklyn Park Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Federal Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of Firearms and Ammunition

Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Adam B. Abelson sentenced a Brooklyn Park man to prison in connection with a federal investigation that led to a drugs and firearms seizure.

Steven Keith Staggers Jr., 31, received a 79-month prison sentence, followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon. As a result of the investigation, law enforcement seized two firearms, at least 180 rounds of ammunition, and cocaine.

Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the sentence with Special Agent in Charge Charles Doerrer, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and Police Commissioner Richard Worley, Baltimore Police Department (BPD).

Beginning in mid-2023, BPD started investigating Staggers after law enforcement observed him posting public videos of himself with a firearm on social media. Staggers, who is a convicted felon, is prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition.

In September 2023, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Staggers' Brooklyn Park residence that yielded two Glock pistols, approximately 96 rounds of ammunition, an extended firearm magazine, approximately 28 grams of cocaine, a digital scale, and cutting agents used to prepare controlled substances for distribution. Additionally, investigators seized a cell phone, the contents of which revealed that Staggers was also attempting to sell firearms to other individuals.

Then in November 2024, investigators seized a second cell phone that belonged to Staggers. A court authorized search of this cell phone revealed that Staggers continued attempting to transfer firearms to other individuals. It is believed that he knew these individuals were prohibited from possessing firearms.

On February 4, 2025, investigators executed a search warrant at the new residence where Staggers lived in Curtis Bay, Maryland. During this search warrant, investigators seized approximately 98 rounds of ammunition.

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.

U.S. Attorney Hayes commended the ATF and BPD for their work in the investigation. Ms. Hayes also thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney James G. O'Donohue III, who prosecuted the case.

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