23-year-old Richmond man pled guilty for illegal firearm possession
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- A 23-year-old Richmond man pled guilty Thursday for being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Based on court documents, 23-year-old Israel Maleek Mangram failed to stay in his lane while traveling on Interstate 95 on Feb. 28. A Virginia State Police trooper ran the information on the car and discovered that the owner of the car had a suspended license. According to DOJ, the trooper did not see the driver, so he initiated a traffic stop to try to investigate. Mangram pulled the car into the right shoulder of the highway but did not stop. Instead, he drove back into the travel lanes on the highway and sped, exceeding 100 mph. Resulting in a high-speed chase, Mangram lost control of the car and crashed into a single-family home and tried to climb out of the passenger window of the car. When the trooper approached Mangram, who was lying on the passenger side of the SUV, he ordered Mangram to show his hands. The trooper discovered there was a firearm laying right next to Mangram. On Aug. 5, 2020, Mangram was convicted of robbery -- which as a previously convicted felon, he cannot legally possess a firearm or ammunition. Mangram is scheduled for sentencing on March 6, 2025, and could possibly face up to 15 years in prison.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- A 23-year-old Richmond man pled guilty Thursday for being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Based on court documents, 23-year-old Israel Maleek Mangram failed to stay in his lane while traveling on Interstate 95 on Feb. 28. A Virginia State Police trooper ran the information on the car and discovered that the owner of the car had a suspended license.
According to DOJ, the trooper did not see the driver, so he initiated a traffic stop to try to investigate. Mangram pulled the car into the right shoulder of the highway but did not stop. Instead, he drove back into the travel lanes on the highway and sped, exceeding 100 mph.
Resulting in a high-speed chase, Mangram lost control of the car and crashed into a single-family home and tried to climb out of the passenger window of the car.
When the trooper approached Mangram, who was lying on the passenger side of the SUV, he ordered Mangram to show his hands. The trooper discovered there was a firearm laying right next to Mangram.
On Aug. 5, 2020, Mangram was convicted of robbery -- which as a previously convicted felon, he cannot legally possess a firearm or ammunition.
Mangram is scheduled for sentencing on March 6, 2025, and could possibly face up to 15 years in prison.
