United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern
District of Alabama announced that on April 12, 2019, Kendarius Devan Lucious
of Citronelle, Alabama was sentenced to 120 months imprisonment for Possession
of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person before Chief Judge Kristi DuBose. Lucious
is a felon from prior convictions and is prohibited from possessing a firearm.
Lucious was found to be in possession of two firearms. On January 23, 2019,
Lucious pled guilty to the offense of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
On September 3, 2018, Citronelle Police Officers responded
to call at an apartment complex stating that Lucious was armed and causing
problems. Officers had been called to the apartment several times before but
Lucious always eluded police. A relative of Lucious told police that Lucious had
a shotgun and Lucious stated he was going to make police kill him. As police
entered the apartment, they saw Lucious with a shotgun. Officers ordered
Lucious several times to show his hands with no avail. As officers moved closer
Lucious fired two 12 gauge shotgun rounds at the officers. The officers
returned fire, striking Lucious. A revolver was found in Lucious’ pants pocket.
U.S. Attorney Richard Moore said: “This case demonstrates
why convicted felons should not be allowed to possess a firearm. The defendant
fired on law enforcement officers which we will not tolerate. If you shoot at a
cop we will come after you with everything that we have. You do not shoot a
cop. We intend to spread the word and convince criminals to think twice about
harming those who put their lives on the line for all of us. You do not shoot a
cop.”
Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigations along
with officers of the Citronelle Police Office, Alabama office investigated the
case and brought it to the U. S. Attorney=s Office for prosecution. The
prosecutor assigned to the case is Assistant United States Attorney, Michael D.
Anderson.
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