Felon Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Pistol That He Fired Inside a SE Apartment Complex

WASHINGTON - Larry Johnson, 26, a previously convicted felon residing in the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 50 months in prison in connection with his illegal possession of a 9mm pistol that he fired twice inside of an apartment where a woman and her two children were present, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

Johnson pleaded guilty Nov. 5, 2025, before Chief Judge James E. Boasberg to a count of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon. In addition to the 50-month prison term, Chief Judge Boasberg ordered Johnson to serve three years of supervised release.

According to court documents, on Aug. 10, 2025, Metropolitan Police officers responded to the 2200 block of Town Center Drive, SE. Officers learned of an altercation that had occurred about 11:36 p.m. inside an apartment on the fourth floor. During the altercation, Johnson fired a gun twice while inside of the apartment in the presence of a woman and her children.

Officers recovered a Springfield-Armory XD-9 Mod.2 Sub-Compact 9mm pistol from a shelf in a bedroom closet. Johnson was not licensed to possess a firearm in the District and had been previously convicted on a felony robbery count in Montgomery County, Maryland.

This case was investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Caelainn Carney.