A Jacksonville man has been handed more than three years in federal prison for illegal firearm sales. Ty’shon Damon’n Ramos, 26, received a sentence of 37 months after pleading guilty to the charges on March 26. The sentencing followed his admission to selling guns to a purchaser who was not legally permitted to own them due to a prior felony conviction.
The investigation that led to Ramos' arrest stemmed from an association with an original buyer of several firearms, which were later found in possession of individuals prohibited from having them. According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida, Ramos sold a rifle and a pistol to a confidential informant for $1,500 - despite knowing the informant's status as a convicted felon. The rifle in the deal came equipped with a high-capacity magazine, though it lacked a machinegun conversion device Ramos had promised.
Senior U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis issued the sentence to Ramos in an effort to combat the circulation of illegal firearms. The arrest and subsequent conviction were part of a broader law enforcement initiative, Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which targets a reduction in violent crime and illicit gun usage. PSN brings together multiple levels of law enforcement with the communities they serve with the goal to make neighborhoods safer.
Assistant United States Attorney Kelli Swaney prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. This prosecution reflects a sustained commitment under the PSN program, which, since its bolster on May 26, 2021, has aimed to build community trust, support violence-prevention organizations, prioritize enforcement, and assess outcomes of such measures in reducing crime.
