HARRISBURG — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Pennsylvania, Middle), published as received.
HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Tyler Brookin-Jones, age 24, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday to 30 months in federal prison by United States District Court Judge John E. Jones, III, in Harrisburg, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
According to United States Attorney Peter Smith, Brookin-Jones pleaded guilty to possessing a stolen firearm in November 2015.
Brookin-Jones was indicted by a grand jury in Harrisburg in July 2015, as a result of an investigation by ATF and the Harrisburg Bureau of Police. Assistant United States Attorney Meredith A. Taylor prosecuted the case.
This case was part of the Violent Crime Reduction Partnership (“VCRP”), a district-wide initiative to combat the spread of violent crime in the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Led by the United States Attorney’s Office, the VCRP consists of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies whose mission is to locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who commit violent crimes.
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