United States v. Jonathan Washington

Jonathan Washington pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Reasoning that Washington possessed the firearm in connection with another felony offense, the district court 1 applied a 4-level increase under the advisory Guidelines, see U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(6). On appeal, Washington challenges this increase and the reasonableness of his sentence.

The district court did not err in applying the 4-level increase because Washington possessed the firearm in connection with another felony offense. See United States v. Ingram,…