Tampa Repeat Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm Possession
Robert Anthony Yancy, Jr., 25, of Tampa pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The conviction triggers mandatory federal sentencing guidelines that bar Yancy from lawful firearm ownership for life and expose him to up to 10 years in prison.
foxnews.comGAINESVILLE, Florida — Robert Anthony Yancy, Jr., 25, of Tampa pleaded guilty June 4 in federal court to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
The plea, entered before a U.S. District Judge in the Northern District of Florida, resolves a single-count information brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. As a previously convicted felon, Yancy is permanently prohibited from possessing any firearm or ammunition under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).
Federal sentencing guidelines for this offense carry a statutory maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and three years of supervised release.
The guilty plea establishes that Yancy, who already had a felony record, was found in possession of a firearm. Sentencing has not yet been scheduled. The case was investigated by federal agents and prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida.
Downstream, the conviction requires the Bureau of Prisons and the U.S. Probation Office to prepare a presentence investigation report that will calculate Yancy’s criminal-history category and guideline range. Once sentenced, Yancy must surrender any remaining firearms and will be entered into the National Crime Information Center as a prohibited person, triggering enhanced federal background-check scrutiny for any future attempted purchases.
The ruling also activates standard collateral consequences that include loss of certain federal benefits and potential restrictions on employment in security-sensitive fields.
This marks the latest federal prosecution of a repeat offender under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) in the Northern District of Florida. The Department of Justice has pursued such cases as part of its ongoing Project Safe Neighborhoods enforcement initiative, which coordinates federal, state, and local authorities to target armed career criminals in high-violence areas including Tampa Bay.
Primary sources: U.S. Department of Justice
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