Orlando, FL –U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza today
sentenced Tyruss Lydell Lomax (29, Sanford) to 11 years and 8 months in federal
prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The Court also ordered
Lomax to forfeit the Century International Arms AK-47 rifle used in the crime.
Lomax pleaded guilty on May 14, 2014.
According to court documents, on May 31, 2012, Lomax walked
to the rear passenger door of a parked 2006 Dodge Charger and removed an AK-47
assault rifle. He then ran towards the rear of a home in Sanford, Florida and
hid. Law enforcement officers on the scene called for Lomax to come out of the
home’s backyard, but he refused. Lomax eventually surrendered to officers and
was taken into custody. The officers then found the AK-47 and two 30-round
magazines near Lomax’s hiding spot. Prior to possessing the rifle, Lomax had
been convicted of numerous felonies, including the sale of cocaine and
resisting an officer with violence. He was therefore prohibited from possessing
a firearm or ammunition under federal law.
This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives and the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office.
It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Joseph M. Schuster.
This is another case prosecuted as a part of the Department
of Justice’s “Project Safe Neighborhoods” program - a nationwide, gun-violence
reduction strategy. United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III, along with
Trevor Velinor, Acting Special Agent in Charge, ATF, is coordinating the
Project Safe Neighborhoods effort here in the Middle District of Florida in
cooperation with federal, state, and local law enforcement officials. It is
also a part of ATF’s Frontline Strategy to reduce violent crime in communities.
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