A Pittsburgh resident has been sentenced to 65 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and violating supervised release conditions, according to Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti. Senior United States District Judge David S. Cercone handed down the sentence to Raymond Young, 23, on June 27, 2025.
Court documents revealed that on August 7, 2024, Glassport patrol officers stopped Young while he was driving without a license. As officers prepared to tow his vehicle, they noticed a firearm inside. When they attempted to remove Young from the vehicle, he drove off, injuring one officer’s feet and nearly hitting another. The chase ended when Young’s vehicle collided with a parked car. He then fled on foot but was quickly apprehended by police.
Officers recovered a Glock pistol with an extended magazine containing 30 rounds and one chambered round along Young’s flight path. The firearm had been reported stolen. Federal law prohibits Young from possessing firearms due to his previous felony conviction for possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. At the time of his arrest by Glassport Police on August 7, 2024, Young was still under federal supervised release for that offense.
Assistant United States Attorney Brendan T. Conway prosecuted the case for the government. Acting United States Attorney Rivetti praised the efforts of the Glassport Police Department and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in their investigation leading to Young’s prosecution.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which unites various levels of law enforcement and communities to reduce violent crime and gun violence. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched an enhanced violent crime reduction strategy as part of PSN focusing on community trust and legitimacy, supporting violence prevention organizations, setting strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring outcomes.
