Illegal Possession of Firearms and Ammunition Leads to Federal Prison for Three Young Men from Shreveport

SHREVEPORT, La. - Three Shreveport men have been sentenced to federal prison for their illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote sentenced the three men as follows:

• DeAngelo A. Davidson, 33, was sentenced to 70 months in prison.

• Gmerrio L. Underwood, 24, was sentenced to 46 months in prison.

• Casey R. Cawthorn, 24, was sentenced to 37 months in prison.

Each defendant will serve 3 years of supervised release following their release from prison.

On September 10, 2022, at approximately 11:15 p.m., a Shreveport Police Department officer conducted a traffic stop of a Chevrolet Tahoe. There were four occupants inside the vehicle. Davidson was the driver, Cawthorn was in the front passenger seat, and Underwood and an unnamed individual were in the back seat. When the officer approached the vehicle, the odor of marijuana was coming from inside and a search of the vehicle was conducted. The search revealed a plethora of loaded firearms inside the vehicle.

Officers found a loaded Glock Model 19 Gen 4, 9x19 caliber pistol underneath the front passenger seat and Davidson acknowledged that he possessed the firearm. An Anderson Arms AM-15 pistol was found on the backseat floorboard by Underwood's feet. Underneath Cawthorn's seat, officers found a loaded Glock Model 43, 9x19 pistol, and a loaded Glock Model 19, 9mm pistol, as well as a loaded Glock Model 43, 9x19 caliber pistol hidden in his jeans.

All three defendants have previous felony convictions: Davidson was previously convicted of possession with intent to distribute a Schedule II controlled substance in 2017. Underwood was previously convicted of illegal possession of stolen things in 2020. Cawthorn's previous felony conviction was for illegal possession of stolen firearms in 2021. Each defendant pleaded guilty to illegally possessing the firearms and ammunition and knew that they were prohibited from possessing same due to their prior felony convictions.

The investigation and conviction of Davidson, Underwood, and Cawthorn is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and Shreveport Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jessica D. Cassidy.

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