Previously Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Possessing Loaded Firearm With Obliterated Serial Number

BOSTON - A Haverhill man has pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition.

Rashad Diggs, a/k/a "Summers," 37, pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of firearm and ammunition. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani scheduled sentencing for Jan. 14, 2025.

In December 2022 in Revere, Diggs possessed a semiautomatic pistol with an obliterated serial number loaded with over 40 rounds of ammunition. Due to prior felony convictions, including for unlawful firearms possession, Diggs is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition.

The charge of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition provides for a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy; James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division; and Malden Police Chief Glenn Cronin made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Hoefle of the Organized Crime & Gang Unit is prosecuting the case.