Felon Pleads Guilty To Unlawful Possession Of Firearms

LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man who engaged in an exchange of gunfire on Fremont Street last September pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of two firearms.

According to court documents and admissions made in court, on September 1, 2022, DaJuan Lamar Gamble, also known as “Popeye,” 40, fired at least three shots from a Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 9mm pistol from a walkway of a motel on East Fremont Street at an SUV that had stopped in the street in front of the motel. A passenger in the SUV fired at least two shots from the vehicle at Gamble. Security camera recordings at the motel captured the gunfire. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department recovered the 9mm pistol and a Norinco MAK-90 7.62 x 39mm semi-automatic rifle in a black bag hidden in the boiler room of the motel. Trace DNA found on the 9mm semi-automatic pistol matched that of Gamble.

Gamble pleaded guilty Monday to felon in possession of firearms. He has prior felony convictions in Clark County including attempt discharge firearm at or into occupied structure, vehicle, aircraft or watercraft; accessory to murder; possession of stolen property; and possession of controlled substance with intent to sell. Gamble is prohibited by law to possess firearms as a result of those prior felony convictions.

Gamble faces a maximum statutory penalty of 15 years in prison and three years of supervised release at sentencing on January 22, 2024, before United States District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey.

United States Attorney Jason M. Frierson for the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Jennifer Cicolani for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) made the announcement.

This case was investigated by the ATF and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Assistant United States Attorneys Dan Cowhig and David Kiebler are prosecuting the case.

Anyone with information about the unlawful purchase of firearms can call ATF at 1-888-ATF-TIPS (1-888-283-8477), email ATFTips@atf.gov, or submit information anonymously at www.reportit.com/.

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