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Escambia Man Gets 17 Plus Years On Firearms Charges
January 30, 2017
Deangelo A. Rome, 26, of Pensacola, has been sentenced to 17.5 years in prison, after pleading guilty to unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon on multiple dates.
In February 2015, a law enforcement officer discovered a running vehicle with Rome unresponsive in the driver’s seat and located a loaded handgun in view under Rome’s seat. Later, in December 2015, law enforcement officers responded to a “shots fired” disturbance call.
A shooting victim was located, and the residence had bullet holes through a sliding glass door . Multiple shell casings and a loaded magazine were found on the scene. A fingerprint on the loaded magazine matched that of Rome. During the sentencing hearing, the court heard evidence regarding Rome as one of the shooters of the victim.
A few days after the shooting, law enforcement officers responded to a call of armed individuals, who, after fleeing, were tracked to a residence with a vehicle in the driveway. A deputy saw an assault rifle in the vehicle, and ammunition was also found on the premises. During a search of the premises, Rome was located hiding under a bed. The rifle inside the vehicle had both a palm print and DNA evidence belonging to Rome, and Rome’s fingerprint was also located on a separate box of ammunition.
The case resulted from investigations by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF); the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office; the Pensacola Police Department; and the ATF Gun Crime Response Team. Assistant United States Attorney David L. Goldberg prosecuted the case.
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Why come you young men don’t think before you go out in society and throw your life away you could be doing something constructive instead of destructive think before you make bad choices and wind up a old man in prison!!!!!!