Dallas Man Guilty of Federal Gun Violations
Posted/updated on: September 11, 2011 at 6:51 pm
TYLER – A 32-year-old Dallas man has pleaded guilty to federal firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas. Ronald Gene Anderson pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm Friday in Tyler before U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love.
According to information presented in court, on Sep. 24, 2010, law enforcement officers responded to a disturbance call in the Cherokee Shores subdivision. Witnesses stated that Anderson had gotten into an altercation with another individual and when another person stopped the fight, Anderson became angry and retrieved a rifle and ammunition from the residence where he was staying. Anderson then went in search of the person who had intervened in the fight and fired shots at him.
Further investigation revealed Anderson was a convicted felon, having been previously found guilty in Dallas County from 1999 to 2005 of various felony offenses including aggravated assault, theft of property and evading arrest. As a convicted felon, Anderson is prohibited by federal law from owning or possessing firearms or ammunition. Anderson was indicted by a federal grand jury on Jan. 5, 2011, and charged with federal firearms violations. Anderson faces up to 10 years in federal prison at sentencing. A sentencing date has not been set.
