32-year-old Dane Mitchell, resident of Boston and Revere, has pleaded guilty to charges of firearm and ammunition possession as a felon, and intent to distribute cocaine. Mitchell faced U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV and is set for sentencing on January 9, 2024, as reported by the Department of Justice.
An investigation in 2021 into a violent Boston gang uncovered images on Mitchell's Snapchat account displaying multiple firearms, bullet holes in his vehicle, and Mitchell's face. Mitchell was not legally permitted to possess firearms or ammunition due to a 2018 federal conviction in Maine for unlawful transportation of firearms.
A search of Mitchell's Revere residence in December 2021 yielded a loaded Taurus TCP Model 738 PT .380 caliber pistol, missing a serial number, ammunition, bags of cocaine, cocaine base, fentanyl, and drug packaging equipment and cutting agents.
The charges of firearm and ammunition possession as a felon carry a potential sentence of up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and fines up to $250,000. The charge of possession with intent to distribute cocaine can lead to a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, a minimum of three years of supervised release, and fines up to $1 million. Sentences will be imposed by a federal district court judge according to U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutory sentencing considerations.
