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Canton man with history of firearms and gang violence sentenced to nearly six years in prison for having loaded gun

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A Canton man with a history of firearms and gang violence was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for having a firearm.

Jeremy Pleasant, 35, was sentenced to 70 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Dan Polster. Pleasant previously pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

According to court documents and statements made in court:

Pleasant was released from state prison in January 2018 after serving seven years in prison for shooting a rival gang member. On March 24, 2018, Pleasant was a passenger in a car that was pulled over for a traffic violation. Pleasant ran from the car and was Tased.

Pleasant had a loaded Ruger 9 mm in his jeans pocket when he was arrested. Pleasant was forbidden from having a firearm because of the 2011 conviction for felonious assault with a firearms specification,

as well as a 2003 conviction for felonious assault w/ a firearm specification from another shooting.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron P. Howell following an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives & the Canton Police Dept.