A 21-year-old man will be spending time behind bars for selling a gun to a minor. United States District Court Judge Susan Bazis sentenced Camarion Almond to nearly five years in prison for unlawful disposition of a firearm.
Lincoln Police began investigating Clifton Davis in 2023 after several guns purchased by him were used in crimes committed by others, including a homicide. Through search warrants executed on Davis’s phone, law enforcement learned that he had transferred multiple guns to Almond.
According to the U-S Attorney, law enforcement reviewed text messages between Almond and others, and learned that on February 17, 2023, Almond called Davis after another friend, a minor at the time, told Almond that he wanted to purchase some firearms. The following day, Almond texted his friend to say that guns were available, and the two briefly discussed a price. Additional discussions in March include others reaching out, through Almond, to see if Davis had any additional guns to sell.
In imposing the sentence, Judge Bazis stressed the risk providing guns to those who cannot legally get them poses to the general public. One of the guns Almond passed along to the minor was ultimately used in a homicide.
Davis was previously sentenced to 16 months in prison for his role in the offense.