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Walnut Hill Man Guilty On Federal Weapons Charge
March 28, 2011
A Walnut Hill man has been convicted by a jury on a federal weapons charge. Floyd Scott Mooney, 39, was convicted last week on one count of possession of a firearm or ammunition by a convicted felon.
According to the indictment issued January 19 by the federal grand jury, Mooney was in possession of a half dozen rifles and ammunition in violation of federal law due to his status as a convicted felon that was sentenced to more than one year in prison.
In March 1999, Mooney was convicted on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking offense and was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison, according to federal court records.
Mooney’s attorney, Gene Mitchell of Pensacola, has filed a motion for a new trial claiming several errors with the government’s prosecution. A judge has not yet ruled on the motion.
A federal judge will review the case in early June and set a sentencing date.
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17 Responses to “Walnut Hill Man Guilty On Federal Weapons Charge”
He is such a good boy, he just makes criminal offenses time and time again
at ummmm what age is he, oh yes, he is 39 years old and still hasn’t learned
how to take care of his family and be a man.
Lady #2 , Give us all a break, he broke the LAW again just as he did in 1999. His good family probably was very hurt back then and he now has put them thru it again. Maybe he wasn’t thinking clearly about the boundaries of the law and certainly wasn’t thinking of the consequences it would have on his family if he got caught again. Maybe there want be a third time if he serves some time in prison. We all live and sometimes we actually learn from our mistakes. Good reporting .
William, you do a great job of letting us northenders know what’s happening up here. Thank you!!!! & David, don’t feel too bad…….I’m the black sheep in mine!!!!!
“Lady” say that Greg Evers is trying to allow school children to carry guns. Another ignorant statement by an uneducated commenter. The fact is that the bill if allowed to pass would have allowed adults with concealed carry licenses to carry their weapons on campus, and yes, students if old enough to obtain a CCWL would have been allowed to carry. But again, only adults are allowed to obtain a CCWL. There are limitations put on folks who have ignored the laws of society and are convicted felons. Scott, once again, did not obey the law and is paying the price. I understand that he is basically a good guy but that doesnt excuse him from following the letter of the law.
Lady, you are kidding right? North escambia.com should just ignore the fact that jury found Moony GUILTY in federal court just because you think he’s a nice guy?
I’m glad north escambia reported the story and reports them all. It was on channel 3 too.
It is sad that Scott chose not to obey the laws of our great nation. He knew what would happen and made a really bad decision. His children and parents will suffer for the choice he made. If he had just thought of them first maybe he would have made a wiser choice. But the blame is his and his alone.
>>>I also think North Escambia.com should not keep dwelling on this case
It’s not “dwelling” on a case to report that someone was convicted on federal charges. That’s reporting news, and that’s what we do.
I also think North Escambia.com should not keep dwelling on this case. After all, this community is a close one and this is the second time his picture has been plastered all over this newspaper; I haven’t seen it anywhere else but in this paper so may I suggest the editors of this newspaper forget about Scot’s problems. His family is going thru a lot and don’t need his picture plastered in here every time we open it up. Too many bad things are put in this paper on our community members.
Scott may have made a mistake in his younger years but those around here that don’t think they have family members who haven’t made mistakes have a lot to learn. He paid for mistakes and was trying to lead a normal life. So he had a gun or guns, the only thing he did was have a little pleasure out of hunting. Because someone got mad at him and made sure law enforcement knew where some hunting guns were whether they were his or someone else’s who lived there IF THEY WERE ACTUALLY FOUND. In my opinion, unless someone shoots someone and goes to jail I don’t go along with all felony convictions should bear that rule of “never having a gun in their possession”. There must not be too much concern because Greg Evers is trying to allow school children to carry guns. Scot is a hard-working individual who loves his family; he would give you the shirt off his back so I’m praying that judge will have a heart and remember the ones to put away are the ones who DO HARM WITH A GUN. I too am praying for Scott AND his family. Let’s concentrate on putting people who do harm with a gun away not ones that use it for pleasure and I don’t even know if Scott owned any of the guns; they could have been planted in his home.
Bravo! I know the parents of this man and they are fine hard working people and so are many of his close relatives. Please think about how many innocent people are hurt by comments made. My heart and prayers go out to all the family.
Greg & Pitiful,
Great points made. Blame should be laid upon the one that did it not the family, including, parents, children, or siblings. Adults do things on their own and the family usually does not know. The family of Mr. Mooney are in my prayers, b/c although they did not assist him and are not to blame, they will have to reap what some one else has sewn.
REGARDING:
“Children should not have to pay the price for adults mistakes, yet that is often the way it is.”
Or more to the point, that is pretty much ALWAYS the way it is. Someone commits a criminal act and their whole family is smeared:
“Remember, he’s the son of Soandso, you better watch your billfold.”
or
“Don’t forget, she’s the cousin of Suchandsuch. They were raised by the same people so don’t trust them.”
And
“No son of David Green is going out with my daughter.”
(a different David Green, of course)
When you get right down to it, criminals don’t seem to care who all they hurt or they wouldn’t do the things which hurt them in the first place.
I’m just lucky all my relatives are so near perfect that I‘m the black sheep of the family.
David for proper placement of blame
Not only do the children suffer when parents do things and get their names in the papers but parents also suffer when their children do things and the family name is smeared. Greg you made a good statement.
unless i missed something, there have been no cruel comments made. what I wrote is a matter of fact not opinion. it is not a matter of “if he goes back to jail” it is when he will go.
Greg…I agree 100% with your comment.
Before everyone starts putting their nasty comments on here, please take into consideration that this man has children, especially a 15 year old daughter that has done nothing wrong. Children should not have to pay the price for adults mistakes, yet that is often the way it is. She has to face her friends and classmates and deal with the cruelty of people and their remarks that she has no control over. Sure there is freedom of speech and freedom of the press, which is our right, but please before you make your comments, think of the truly innocent that really have to pay for a parents mistakes. Maybe we should go by that old saying” If you can’t say anything good about someone, then just don’t say anything at all.” I’m sure your consideration will be appreciated.
unless this man has his right to own firearms restored it is a crime for him to have any. an attorney who tries to wiggle his client out of this is only buying time as the end result will be the same each time until his right has been restored.