A Buffalo man previously convicted on a gun charge is facing up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm.
William Morrison Jr., 26, admitted in federal court Friday that he was in possession of a loaded 9mm handgun during an incident last summer — despite being banned from owning firearms due to a prior felony.
According to prosecutors, on July 19, 2024, Buffalo Police responded to reports of a man waving a gun near Ashley and Mohr Streets. The caller said the man, later identified as Morrison, was wearing an ankle monitor and had gone into what was described as a “dope house” on Ashley Street.
When officers arrived, they saw Morrison running from the back of the house. He was quickly apprehended, and police later found a loaded handgun in the yard where he had fled…