Due to previous convictions, Gaines is prohibited from possessing a firearm, according to the DOJ.
“This defendant committed a series of violent crimes, armed with a firearm, that put the lives of multiple innocent people in danger,” said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler. “As evident by this lengthy sentence, violent crimes, particularly those committed while illegally possessing a firearm, will only result in a long time in federal prison.”
According to court documents, on Jan. 25, 2021, Gaines entered a convivence store on Arlington Street in Akron, brandished a firearm and stole approximately $500 from the store’s lottery register.Police said later that night, they responded to an Akron residence and, upon arrival, learned that Gaines had once again brandished, but this time discharged, a firearm at the occupant, attempting to steal a nearby vehicle.
The victims at the scene said that Gaines once again brandished a firearm, but this time stole the victim’s vehicle, according to police. Gaines crashed the vehicle soon after, fleeing on foot, and police reported finding the firearm on the driver’s side floorboard of the car. Gaines was later apprehended, and pleaded guilty in March of 2022 to interference with commerce by robbery, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, attempted carjacking, carjacking and felon in possession of a firearm.“Multiple criminal offenses combined with illegal possession of a firearm is a serious felony,” said Philip E. Frigm, Jr., Acting Special Agent in Charge, FBI Cleveland.
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