TYLER, Texas - A 44-year-old Wills Point, Texas, man has
been sentenced to federal prison for federal firearms violations in the Eastern
District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
Terry Dewayne Monk
pleaded guilty on Sep. 16, 2014, to being a felon in possession of a firearm
and was sentenced to 71 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge
Leonard Davis.
According to information presented in court, on Mar. 14,
2014, Monk was stopped by a on a rural county road in Van Zandt County by
sheriff’s deputy for an outstanding warrant. During the traffic stop, officers
discovered the vehicle did not belong to Monk, but to a nearby resident. Officers went to the home and talked to the
vehicle’s owner who advised them that Monk had been staying at her home for the
about a week and that she had seen him with a sawed-off shotgun. The home-owner gave permission to search the
residence. During the search, officers
located the sawed-off shotgun which had an obliterated serial number. Further investigation revealed Monk was a
convicted felon having been found guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly
weapon in 1990 in Tarrant County, Texas.
Convicted felons are prohibited by federal law from owning or possessing
firearms or ammunition. Monk was
indicted by a federal grand jury on May 28, 2014.
This case was prosecuted as part of Project Safe
Neighborhoods, aimed at reducing gun and gang violence, deterring illegal
possession of guns, ammunition and body armor, and improving the safety of
residents in the Eastern District of Texas. Participants in the initiative
include community members and organizations as well as federal, state and local
law enforcement agencies.
This case was
investigated by the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and prosecuted by Assistant U.S.
Attorney Jim Noble.
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