Source: Office of United States Attorneys
Louisville, KY – Yesterday, a Louisville felon pled guilty to illegally possessing a firearm.
U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge John Nokes of the ATF Louisville Field Division, and Chief Paul Humphrey of the Louisville Metro Police Department made the announcement.
According to court documents, Dajuan Simonton, 31, pled guilty to illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to the plea agreement, on January 12, 2022, Simonton unlawfully possessed a Glock, model 41 Gen4, .45 caliber handgun, and ammunition.
Simonton is prohibited from possessing a firearm because he had previously been convicted of the following felony offenses.
On January 14, 2019, in Jefferson Circuit Court, Simonton was convicted of 3 counts of receiving a stolen firearm.
On January 14, 2019, in Jefferson Circuit Court, Simonton was convicted of complicity to possession of a controlled substance in the first degree – methamphetamine, complicity to receiving stolen firearm, and tampering with physical evidence.
Simonton is scheduled for sentencing on August 5, 2025, before a United States District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky. Simonton is detained in federal custody pending sentencing. He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. The judge will determine the sentence after considering the sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.
There is no parole in the federal system.
This case was investigated by the ATF Louisville Field Division and LMPD.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Alicia P. Gomez is prosecuting this case.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).
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