Armed Felons Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison (DOJ)

Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Gregory A. Presnell has sentenced Tywon Lavar Hill, Jr. (23, Orlando) and Anjadon Javon Allen (24, Orlando) each to five years in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The court also ordered Hill and Allen to forfeit three Glock firearms and ammunition, which were used in the offense. Allen pleaded guilty on May 28, 2025, and Hill pleaded guilty on June 20, 2025.

According to court documents, on May 28, 2024, deputies with the Orange County Sheriff's Office - Gang Enforcement Unit (OCSO-GEU) stopped a sedan driven by Hill. Allen was a passenger in the vehicle, along with a third individual who was wanted on a warrant for state racketeering charges. After the sedan was blocked by police vehicles, Hill and Allen fled on foot. Allen was quickly apprehended. Hill escaped through a retail store's emergency exit. The third individual complied and was arrested without incident. Inside the sedan, deputies located cocaine, MDMA and methamphetamine, along with two Glock firearms. DNA testing later revealed that Hill and Allen had each left their DNA on the firearms. At the time, both Hill and Allen had prior felony convictions and are therefore prohibited from possessing firearms under federal law.

On August 2, 2024, OCSO-GEU deputies were looking to arrest Hill and Allen and found them together at an apartment in Mount Dora. Hill was taken into custody and Allen retreated into the apartment. Allen was later arrested when a resident of the apartment allowed deputies to enter. Another Glock firearm was recovered from inside the vehicle that Hill and Allen were observed using. That firearm also contained DNA belonging to Hill and Allen.

This case was investigated by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Orange County Sheriff's Office - Gang Enforcement Unit. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Michael P. Felicetta and Courtney Richardson-Jones.

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.