Source: Office of United States Attorneys
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on January 28, 2025, CURTIS SQUIRE (“SQUIRE”), age 27, pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8). SQUIRE faces up to fifteen years of imprisonment, up to a $250,000 fine, at least 3 years of supervised release, and a mandatory special assessment fee of $100.
On February 25, 2024, members of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) were executed an arrest warrant for SQUIRE. On February 25,2024, officers located and surrounded SQUIRE’s New Orleans residence. After SQUIRE exited the residence, NOPD officers searched the house and recovered a Glock Model 23C, .40 caliber pistol, containing a large capacity magazine, and 20 live .40 caliber rounds.
Prior to his possession of this firearm, SQUIRE had been convicted of crimes punishable by a term of imprisonment in excess of one year.
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.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New Orleans Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Sarah Dawkins of the Violent Crime Unit is in charge of the prosecution.