Escambia County ‘Armed Career Criminal’ Gets Federal Prison Time

November 3, 2017

Escambia County resident Donald Anthony Santoriello was sentenced Thursday to federal prison on a weapons charge.

Called a “armed career criminal” by the U.S. Attorney’s Office,  Santoriello received 200 months as the result of his guilty plea on August 10 to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and 24 months consecutive for violating his federal supervised release.

In March 2017, Santoriello was under the supervision of the United States Probation Office for being convicted of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The Probation Office received information that Santoriello was in possession of a firearm, and subsequently law enforcement agents found a firearm in his residence. Santoriello previously had been convicted of crimes  dating back to 1987, including first degree robbery, grand theft auto, aggravated assault, and second degree murder.

This case resulted from an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News