Tremayne Coombs Sentenced to 36 Months in D.C. Firearm Case
A District of Columbia resident was sentenced on August 7, 2026, to 36 months in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.
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Tremayne Coombs Sentenced to 36 Months in D.C. Firearm Case
Tremayne Coombs, 32, was sentenced on Aug. 7, 2026, to 36 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon, according to official court records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced the sentence, which was handed down by Judge Jia M. Cobb in federal district court. Federal prosecutors had requested a 71-month prison term.
According to official court records, Metropolitan Police Department officers patrolling the 4600 block of Benning Road SE on Aug. 4, 2023, at approximately 12:13 a.m. found an unoccupied 2017 Nissan Sentra with a bag of marijuana in plain view. Officers entered the car and seized two bags of marijuana collectively weighing 32 ounces, as well as a loaded Glock 23 .40-caliber semiautomatic pistol inside the glovebox containing 13 rounds in a 15-round magazine with one round in the chamber. Coombs' DNA was found on both the firearm and the magazine. Coombs pleaded guilty on March 6, 2026.
Official records state that Coombs was on supervised release for a 2019 federal conviction at the time of his arrest. His prior record includes 2013, 2016, and 2018 convictions in D.C. Superior Court involving firearm, ammunition, and drug offenses, as well as a 2019 conviction in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia where he was sentenced to 45 months in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base. The investigation was conducted by the Metropolitan Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Washington Field Office.
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