United States v. Suggs

SYKES, Circuit Judge.

Police officers arrested Charles Suggs after a traffic stop during which he pulled a handgun from beneath the driver’s seat of his truck. Suggs later pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, see 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and was sentenced to 108 months’ imprisonment. On appeal Suggs challenges the district court’s appli cation at sentencing of a 4-level increase under U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(6) for using or possessing the firearm in connection with another felony offense. We affirm.

I. Background

On April 29, 2007, Officer Javie Settlemoir of the Danville Police…