Department of Justice
For Immediate Release
Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to 56 Months in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
EVANSVILLE – Jose Martiez Crosby, 22, of Evansville, Indiana, was sentenced to 56 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegal possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon.
According to court documents, on June 25, 2021, while at a firing range in Evansville, Crosby was captured on security camera video firing a Springfield, Model XD, .45 caliber pistol, which he owned.
Crosby had previously been convicted of felony theft of a firearm and felony maintaining a common nuisance in the Vanderburgh County Circuit Court under cause number 82C01-2002-F6-01181 on July 23, 2020.
Zachary A. Myers, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, and Daryl S. McCormick, Special Agent in Charge of ATF’s Columbus Field Division., made the announcement.
ATF investigated the case and the Evansville Police Department provided valuable assistance. The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young. As part of the sentence, Judge Young ordered that Crosby be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for three years following his release from federal prison.
U.S. Attorney Myers thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd S. Shellenbarger who prosecuted this case.
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.