Stolen Gun Gives Burnsville Man 7 Years in Prison

A 21-year-old Burnsville man was sentenced to 84 months in prison for possessing a stolen firearm. Wesley Rayvon Johnson pleaded guilty to the charge on February 21 of this year. He received his sentence on Tuesday.

"In his plea agreement, Johnson admitted that on October 23, 2012, he possessed the loaded gun while walking in Minneapolis with three friends at approximately 4:10 p.m. Johnson also admitted he knew the pistol, which was tucked into his waist band, was stolen.

When the four friends saw a police squad, one of them ran. When officers asked the remaining three to raise their hands into the air, Johnson admitted he didn’t raise his hands all the way in an attempt to hide the gun. In addition, Johnson admitted disobeying the officers when ordered to lie on the ground. The gun fell out of Johnson’s waist band following a struggle.

This case was the result of an investigation by the Minneapolis Police Department and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Amber M. Brennan and LeeAnn K. Bell."