Douglas Lee Brown, 56, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced on November 17, 2025, to one year and six months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. After serving his sentence, Brown will be under supervised release for three years.
Court records show that Brown was arrested on April 18, 2024, in Huntington on warrants for domestic battery and wanton endangerment. At the time of his arrest, officers found a loaded Taurus model G2C 9mm pistol in his waistband. The firearm had been reported stolen.
Federal law bars individuals with felony convictions from possessing firearms or ammunition. Brown was aware he could not possess a firearm due to a prior burglary conviction from Franklin County, Ohio, dated November 15, 2012. He was also under supervision related to that conviction when the current offense occurred.
United States Attorney Moore Capito announced the sentencing and recognized the efforts of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Huntington Police Department, and the Huntington Violent Crime and Drug Task Force in investigating the case.
United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers handed down the sentence. Assistant United States Attorney Courtney L. Finney prosecuted the case.
“This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results,” according to information provided by federal authorities.
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