Repeat offender sentenced to 54 months in prison for illegal firearms possession (DOJ)

Seattle - A 42-year-old Seattle man with prior state and federal criminal convictions was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to four and a half years in prison for illegal firearm possession, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. Kenan Dejuan Brown was arrested October 20, 2023, after the vehicle he was driving hit a tree, and he was found passed out with a gun in the pocket of his jacket. At the sentencing hearing U.S. District Judge James L. Robart noted that Brown claimed he "felt safe" with a firearm. "In my experience a gun is an invitation to get into trouble," Judge Robart said.

According to records filed in the case, Seattle Police officers responded after a 9-1-1 call reporting a car had left the roadway and hit a tree. Brown was behind the wheel of the car. He initially tried to speak with officers and then lost consciousness. Officers noticed the handle of a gun sticking out of Brown's pocket. While taking Brown into custody, officers took possession of the firearm - a Glock 19 with an extended magazine and one round chambered in the gun.

Brown has prior convictions in King and Kitsap Superior Courts for various domestic violence assaults, violations of court orders, and unlawful possession of a firearm. He has a federal court conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Brown pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm on February 14, 2025.

Judge Robart ordered Brown to undergo drug and alcohol treatment as part of his sentence. He will be on three years of supervised release following his prison term.

The case was investigated by the Seattle Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Brian Wynne.