NEWARK, N.J. – A Newark man was sentenced today to 120
months in prison for being convicted of being a felon in possession of a
firearm, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Jamar Battle, 31, was previously convicted after a three-day
trial before U.S. District Judge William J. Martini on one count of being a
felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. The jury deliberated two hours
before delivering the guilty verdict. Judge Martini imposed the sentence today
in Newark federal court.
According to documents filed in this case and the evidence
at trial:
On the evening of July 4, 2018, Battle was involved in an
argument with his girlfriend and was waiting for her outside of her home. After
she arrived near her home, Battle fired six shots at the car she had been
riding in as it pulled away. He did not hit his intended target, but did hit a
5-year old girl who had been walking with her father after watching a
neighborhood fireworks display. The child survived the shooting but suffered a
major injury that required immediate medical attention.
Prior to this shooting, Battle had been convicted of six
felonies. In 2015, Battle was sentenced to New Jersey State Prison on two
firearms offenses and had just been released from prison in May 2018.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Martini sentenced
Battle to three years of supervised release.
U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited law enforcement officers of
the Newark Police Department, under the direction of Public Safety Director
Anthony F. Ambrose; special agents of the Department of Alcohol Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Charlie
J. Patterson in Newark; special agents of the FBI, under the direction of
Special Agent in Charge Gregory W. Ehrie in Newark; and the Essex County
Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Acting Prosecutor Theodore N.
Stephens 2nd, with the investigation leading to today’s sentencing.
The government was represented by Senior Trial Counsel
Robert Frazer and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Naazneen Khan of the U.S.
Attorney’s Office Violent Crimes Unit in Newark.
Defense counsel: Michael P. Koribanics Esq., Clifton, New
Jersey
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