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Date: 09-27-2019
Case Style:
United States of America v. Matthew Eric Moultrie
Case Number: 4:18-cr-40055-SLD
Judge: Sara Darrow
Court: United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois (Rock Island)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Kevin Knight
Defendant's Attorney:
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Description:
Rock Island, IL - Rock Island Felon to Serve Seven Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearm
Matthew Eric Moultrie, 20, of Rock Island, Ill., to seven years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm. Judge Darrow ordered that the federal sentence be served consecutively to two other criminal cases Moultrie has in Rock Island County.
On March 9, 2019, Moultrie pleaded guilty to the federal indictment that charged him with possessing a firearm as a felon on Sept. 14, 2018. According to court documents, on Sept. 14, 2018, Moultrie, a self-identified gang member, fired multiple rounds at an occupied vehicle in Rock Island. After officers identified Moultrie later that evening, he fled into an occupied home. Moultrie’s flight led to a two-hour standoff with law enforcement that ended with his surrender and arrest.
In ordering a sentence above the guideline range prescribed by the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Chief Judge Darrow found that Moultrie’s criminal behavior was aggravated, as he had posed a serious risk to his victims, the arresting officers, and the community at large.
The Rock Island Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives conducted the criminal investigation.
Charge:
18:922G.F - UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, ETC.: On or about September 14, 2018, in Rock Island County, in the CDIL, Defendant having been previously convicted under the laws of the State of Illinois of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, knowingly possessed a firearm, that is, a Bersa Thunder 380 pistol, said firearm having previously traveled in interstate commerce. All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). Notice of Forfeiture - Upon conviction for the offense alleged in this Indictment, the Defendant, shall forfeit to the United States, pursuant to Title 18, U.S.C., 924(d) and Title 28, U.S.C., Section 2461(c), all firearms, magazines, and ammunition involved in the commission of said offense, including, but not limited to, the firearm identified in this Indictment.
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Outcome: Defendant Moultrie is sentenced to 84 months to run concurrent with Rock Island County Case No. 18-CF-821 and consecutive to Rock Island County Case Nos. 17-CF-466 and 18-CF-184, 3 years supervised release, no fine, and $100 special assessment fee.
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