Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney's Office
Southern District of Ohio
For Immediate Release
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Benjamin C. Glassman
Contact: AUSA Assigned to Case
Columbus Man Indicted for Armed Bank Robbery
A Youngstown man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, said U.S. Attorney Carole S. Rendon and ATF Special Agent in Charge Trevor Velinor.
Arian O'Connor, 39, also known as Noble Bullhorn Sirius O’Connor Bay, possessed a Maddi Company, Model Arm, 7.62 rifle on or about August 12, 2015, O’Connor, despite prior convictions for felonoius assault and two convictions for being a felon in possession of a firearm, according court documents.
These cases are being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney David M. Toepfer following investigations by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Youngstown Police Department and the U.S. Probation Office.
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