A multi-time convicted felon from Orlando will spend over six years in federal prison for possessing several firearms.
On Friday, U.S. District Judge John Antoon II sentenced 42-year-old Reginald Dugger, Jr. to six years and six months behind bars for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
Dugger was indicted in March of 2024, and he entered a guilty plea on May 21, 2024.
According to court records, on February 29, 2024, agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) executed a federal search warrant at Dugger’s residence.
During the search, HSI agents discovered a currency counter, drugs, and two loaded firearms – a Rock Island Armory revolver and Palmetto State Armory rifle – that were “in plain view and accessible to Dugger.”
At the time of the offense, Dugger had five prior felony convictions. As a convicted felon, he is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition under federal law.
In addition to receiving a six-and-a-half-year prison sentence, Dugger was also ordered by the court to forfeit the revolver, rifle, and associated ammunition, all of which were seized from his home on February 29.
This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Noah P. Dorman.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, which is a program that brings together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence.