WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
Tampa, Florida -Lonnie Washington (25, Gainesville) has been sentenced by U.S. District JudgeJohn L. Badalamenti to 5 years and 10 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.Washington pleaded guilty on April 28, 2026. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.
According to court documents, in May 2022, Washingtonwas a fugitive for a felony he had committed in Gainesville one month earlier when heused his vehicle to strike a police car occupied by an officer and then fled on foot. Investigators learned that Washington, who was a known member of the Fruit Town...