Cleveland, Ohio – A Cleveland man has been sentenced to a decade in prison after robbing an informant during a federal firearms investigation.
Carl P. Lewis, 28, of Cuyahoga County, will spend 120 months behind bars following a guilty plea entered in May. U.S. District Judge Pamela A. Barker handed down the sentence, which includes five years of supervised release after his prison term.
Lewis pleaded guilty to three serious federal charges: Robbery of Mail, Money or Other Property of the United States, Using or Carrying, and Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence, and Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Court records note that Lewis has a prior robbery conviction from 2016, which elevated the severity of his sentencing.
Undercover Deal Turns Violent
According to court documents, the incident occurred in October 2024 during a covert operation led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). The agency had enlisted a confidential informant to assist in a firearms investigation involving Lewis…