<_w3a_sdt combobox="t" docpart="8CAF417643104D548B52C1BAB685148C" id="-150998209" sdttag="Location" title="Location"><_w3a_listitem datavalue="RALEIGH" listvalue="RALEIGH"> <_w3a_listitem datavalue="GREENVILLE" listvalue="GREENVILLE"> <_w3a_listitem datavalue="NEW BERN" listvalue="NEW BERN"> <_w3a_listitem datavalue="WILMINGTON" listvalue="WILMINGTON"> <_w3a_listitem datavalue="ELIZABETH CITY" listvalue="ELIZABETH CITY"> RALEIGH, N.C. - A <_w3a_sdt docpart="B946E2ADFA8C45BEACC1CB8018BE928C" id="849842128" sdttag="City" title="City">Fayetteville Crip gang member was sentenced to 77 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a felon after being found with several guns. On November 29, 2023, Demarco McLucas, age 22, pled guilty to the charge.

According to court documents and other information presented in court, on February 22, 2023, detectives with the Fayetteville Police Department (FPD) located McLucas at a Fayetteville residence to serve an outstanding warrant. When they arrived, they found McLucas in the residence and a subsequent search of the property resulted in the seizure of a stolen, loaded, .40 caliber handgun with a high-capacity magazine, two other loaded, high-capacity magazines, additional ammunition, marijuana, cocaine, and drug packaging material. They also found photos and videos of McLucas holding several guns, including an AR-15 style rifle with a high-capacity magazine and other firearms with suspected machine gun conversion devices. A handgun in his possession was linked by NIBIN testing to shell casings found at several shooting crime scenes in the Fayetteville area.

Michael Easley, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina made the announcement after sentencing by <_w3a_sdt combobox="t" docpart="8CAF417643104D548B52C1BAB685148C" id="-2024937349" sdttag="Judge" title="Judge"><_w3a_listitem listvalue="Choose an item."> <_w3a_listitem datavalue="U.S. District Judge Terrence W. Boyle" listvalue="U.S. District Judge Terrence W. Boyle"> <_w3a_listitem datavalue="U.S. District Judge Louise W. Flanagan" listvalue="U.S. District Judge Louise W. Flanagan"> <_w3a_listitem datavalue="U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III" listvalue="U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III"> <_w3a_listitem datavalue="Chief U.S. District Judge Richard E. Myers II" listvalue="Chief U.S. District Judge Richard E. Myers II"> <_w3a_listitem datavalue="Senior U.S. District Judge W. Earl Britt" listvalue="Senior U.S. District Judge W. Earl Britt"> <_w3a_listitem datavalue="Senior U.S. District Judge Malcolm J. Howard" listvalue="Senior U.S. District Judge Malcolm J. Howard"> U.S. District Judge Terrence W. Boyle. <_w3a_sdt docpart="1057A7366CDD49809F4CA49FD5425D49" id="-1249267524" sdttag="Law Enforcement Agencies" title="Law Enforcement Agencies">The Fayetteville Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives investigated the case and Assistant U.S. Attorneys <_w3a_sdt docpart="C93869ADC5F84DAF9C247424885B5AC1" id="-1618521751" sdttag="AUSA/SAUSA" title="AUSA/SAUSA">Brian Stephany and Jermaine Sellers prosecuted the case.

The conviction is a result of the ongoing Violent Crime Action Plan (VCAP) initiative which is a collaborative effort with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, working with the community, to identify and address the most significant drivers of violent crime. VCAP involves focused and strategic enforcement, and interagency coordination and intelligence-led policing.

Related court documents and information can be found on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by searching for Case No. <_w3a_sdt docpart="173F41BEB748434ABF8443FF2AC3127A" id="-2067410867" sdttag="Case No." title="Case No.">5:23-CR-206-BO-RJ-1.

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