According to the U.S. attorney, he dropped a loaded gun while fleeing from officers after a traffic stop.

TAMPA – A federal judge has sentenced a Tampa man to prison after he pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida.

Marqui M. Newton, 28, of Tampa, was sentenced to three years and 10 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The court also ordered Newton to forfeit the firearm and ammunition used in the offense.

Newton pleaded guilty Oct. 18.

According to court documents, Newton was a passenger in a vehicle that fled from officers during a traffic stop. After the car eventually came to a stop, Newton got out of the car and fled on foot behind a building. Officers in a police helicopter observed Newton drop something, and when officers on the ground went to investigate, they discovered a loaded gun with Newton’s fingerprints on it.

As a previously convicted felon, Newton is prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition under federal law.

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