Baltimore felon sentenced to three years in prison for gun, ammunition possession

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A Baltimore man will spend three years in federal prison after authorities said he was found with a loaded ghost gun despite being prohibited from possessing firearms because of prior felony convictions.

U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin sentenced Reginald Dargan, 34, to three years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for possessing a loaded firearm after a prior felony conviction and for violating the terms of his federal supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland.

According to court documents, Baltimore Police officers responded to a call for an aggravated assault at an East Baltimore residence on Nov. 8, 2024. Police met with the victim, who told officers that Dargan assaulted her and that he possessed a handgun, the documents said.

While officers were speaking with the victim, she received a text message from Dargan asking her to let him in the back door, according to court records. Officers went to the back of the house and arrested him.

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Law enforcement recovered a Polymer 80, also known as a “ghost gun,” .40-caliber pistol with no serial number and a high-capacity magazine loaded with 13 rounds of .40-caliber ammunition from Dargan’s waistband, according to court documents.

Federal prosecutors said Dargan was barred from possessing a firearm and ammunition because he had previously been convicted of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery; conspiracy to brandish, use and carry a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence; and interference with commerce by robbery. Prosecutors said he was on federal supervised release for that case when he unlawfully possessed the firearm and ammunition, violating his release conditions.

Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the sentence alongside ATF Special Agent in Charge Charles Doerrer and Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley.