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Date: 06-24-2019
Case Style:
United States of America v. Derrick Antonio Hall
Case Number: 3:18-cr-00321-TAD-KLH
Judge: Terry Doughty
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (Ouachita Parish)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Leon H. Whitten
Defendant's Attorney: Edward Dion Young
Description:
Monroe, LA - Convicted felon from Monroe pleads guilty to illegally possessing loaded pistol
Derrick Antonio Hall, 37, of Monroe, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
According to the guilty plea, Hall drove to a gas station in Monroe on July 20, 2018, and left the car idling with loud music playing as he entered the gas station. Monroe police arrived shortly thereafter and observed the unattended vehicle. When the officers approached Hall upon his return to the vehicle, they smelled marijuana coming from inside the car and saw a bag of suspected marijuana. During a search of the vehicle, an officer found a Glock, Model: G26, 9 mm-caliber pistol with an extended magazine containing 24 rounds of ammunition.
Hall was convicted in 2001 in state court for carrying a firearm on school property and sentenced to three years in prison. He was also convicted in 2004 in state court for distribution of cocaine and sentenced to five years in prison. Under federal law, a felon is prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition.
Hall faces up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled for October 2, 2019.
The ATF and Monroe Police Department conducted the investigation.
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Charge:
UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, ETC. - Possession of Firearm by a Convicted Felon
(1)
Outcome: 06/18/2019 47 MINUTES for proceedings held before Judge Terry A Doughty: CHANGE OF PLEA HEARING as to Derrick Antonio Hall (1) held on 6/18/2019. PLEA ENTERED: Conditional Guilty Plea to Count 1. Conditional guilty plea accepted and defendant adjudged guilty. Presentence investigation report ordered. Sentencing set for 10/2/2019 at 1:30 PM in Monroe, 2nd floor before Judge Terry A Doughty. Sentencing memoranda to be filed into the record at least seven days before scheduled sentencing. (Court Reporter: Debbie Lowery) (crt,YocumSld, M) (Entered: 06/18/2019)
06/18/2019 48 ORAL ORDER OF REFERRAL to Probation for Pre-Sentence Investigation and Report as to Derrick Antonio Hall (1) by Judge Terry A Doughty on 6/18/2019. (crt,YocumSld, M) (Entered: 06/18/2019)
06/18/2019 49 PLEA AGREEMENT Accepted as to Derrick Antonio Hall (1). (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of understanding, # 2 Factual basis for guilty plea, # 3 Elements of offense) (crt,YocumSld, M) (Entered: 06/18/2019)
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