Ajear Anthony Miller-Carter, a 24-year-old resident of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison. The United States District Judge Jennifer P. Wilson handed down the sentence following Miller-Carter's guilty plea to unlawful possession of a firearm.
Acting United States Attorney John C. Gurganus noted that Miller-Carter's guilty plea on September 24, 2024, was for one count of possessing a firearm by a prohibited person. The incident occurred on August 30, 2021, when, during a traffic stop in Union County, officers discovered Miller-Carter in possession of a loaded firearm. The car was found to contain marijuana, a digital scale, drug paraphernalia, and a loaded Taurus PT111G2 9MM pistol. It was later determined that the firearm was stolen.
The investigation involved multiple agencies, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Pennsylvania State Police, and the Harrisburg Police Bureau. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christian Haugsby was responsible for prosecuting the case.
"This case was part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts," the release detailed. PSN employs an evidence-based approach to violent crime reduction, focusing on targeting violent offenders and collaborating with local prevention and reentry programs.