DALLAS, Texas — A 26-year-old Dallas man with a history of domestic violence convictions has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm as a felon. Thomas Keithlun Brown pled guilty to the federal offense in September 2024 and was sentenced on June 18, 2025, by United States District Judge Ed Kinkeade.
Prosecutors argued for the 70-month sentence due to Brown’s extensive history of assaulting women and prior domestic violence convictions, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas. This case is part of the office’s Domestic Violence Initiative, which aims to prevent domestic abusers from accessing firearms through federal prosecution. The initiative highlights the link between gun violence and domestic violence, noting that offenders with a history of domestic violence pose a high risk of committing homicide…