SHREVEPORT, La. – Cartavious Cursshuan Pouncy, 21, of Shreveport, Louisiana, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today, announced United States Attorney Brandon B.
Brown. United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote sentenced Pouncy to 20 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release for illegal possession of a machine gun.
Pouncy pleaded guilty to the charge on March 16, 2023.
Shreveport Police Department officers stopped a Dodge Challenger with no tags near the intersection of Hearne Avenue and Corbitt Street on May 15, 2022. Pouncy was driving
the Dodge Challenger and two other individuals were inside. Officers detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle and all of the occupants were asked to exit the
vehicle. Pouncy was asked if there were narcotics or firearms inside the vehicle and he initially stated there were not. A search of the vehicle was conducted, and officers did in fact
locate a Panther Arms AR Pistol, Model: DPMS, with two magazines, loaded with 63 rounds of ammunition behind the driver’s seat. Pouncy admitted post-Miranda that the firearm
belonged to him, and he had purchased it a few days prior.
Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) examined the firearm and discovered that it had a drop-in auto sear, a conversion device, inserted inside to make it a fully automatic machine gun. A record search was conducted of the National Firearm Registration and Transfer Record (NFRTR) and Pouncy had not registered the Panther Arms AR Pistol or any other weapon.