MINNEAPOLIS — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Minnesota), published as received.
MINNEAPOLIS – A Ramsey County man has been charged in a superseding indictment with illegal possession of multiple firearms and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
According to court documents, on May 14, 2023, and on January 29, 2024, Timothy Michael Decker, 39, illegally possessed firearms, including a CZ Model CZ40B .40 caliber pistol, a Taurus Model 38 Special .38 caliber revolver, a Beretta Model 92FSR .22 caliber pistol, and a Girsan Regard Model MC 9-millimeter pistol. Decker also possessed more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. Because Decker has prior felony convictions in Ramsey and Washington Counties, he is prohibited under federal law from possessing firearms or ammunition at any time.
The superseding indictment charges Decker with two counts of possessing a firearm as a felon, one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and one count of possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Decker was arraigned today in U.S. District Court before Magistrate Judge Tony N. Leung. He has been ordered to remain in custody pending further proceedings.
This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, and the Saint Paul Police Department.
Assistant U.S. Attorney David Green is prosecuting the case.
An indictment is merely an allegation and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
