A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a 37-year-old Vallejo man for assaulting federal brokers with a firearm and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, a U.S. Legal professional mentioned.
Jurors returned a three-count indictment in opposition to Sean Thomas Delapp, who faces arraignment at 2 p.m. Monday in a Sacramento courtroom, Phillip A. Talbert, the U.S. Legal professional for the Japanese District of California, mentioned in a press launch.
In keeping with courtroom paperwork, Delapp assaulted two FBI particular brokers by chasing them together with his automobile, pulling up alongside them, and aiming a firearm at them via the window, making a recoil movement with the firearm. A subsequent search warrant at his residence yielded the invention of a Glock 29 semiautomatic handgun, ammunition, and varied firearm elements. Due to a earlier conviction for felony evasion, Delapp is barred from possessing firearms or ammunition, Talbert famous within the ready assertion.
Federal Public Defender Christina Sinha represents Delapp. Assistant U.S. Legal professional Adrian T. Kinsella is prosecuting the case, which stems from an investigation by the FBI, the California Freeway Patrol, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
If convicted, Delapp, who stays in custody in Sacramento County Jail with out bail, faces a most sentence of 20 years in jail and a $250,000 nice. Any sentence, nonetheless, could be decided on the courtroom’s discretion and federal sentencing pointers, mentioned Talbert.
The case is a part of Undertaking Protected Neighborhoods, a program that coordinates all ranges of legislation enforcement and the communities they serve to scale back violent crime and gun violence, making neighborhoods safer for everybody, he added.