Illegal Firearms Indictments in N Ohio Reach 6-Year High

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Illegal Firearms Indictments in Northern Ohio Reach 6-Year High - Strongsville, OH Patch

Illegal Firearms Indictments in Northern Ohio Reach 6-Year High
U.S. Attorney's office aims to take guns out of criminals' hands

By Debbie Palmer
February 16, 2012

Federal authorities in northern Ohio filed more than 200 illegal firearms indictments last year in their efforts to get guns out of the hands of criminals.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio filed 218 illegal firearms indictments last year as part of Project Safe Neighborhood, U.S. Attorney Steven M. Dettelbach said.

“This office places a high priority on keeping firearms out of the hands of those who are forbidden by law from obtaining them,” Dettelbach said.

The Cleveland office filed the most indictments with 83, followed by 53 in Youngstown, 49 in Akron and 33 in Toledo.

There were 157 defendants sentenced last year for firearms crimes, with the average sentence slightly more than five years (61.4 months).

Details of a few cases:

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