RALEIGH – A Smithfield man has been sentenced to 9 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Louis Melvin Hill, 55, of Smithfield was sentenced in federal court in Raleigh, on Thursday.
According to court records, on the evening of April 10, 2022, a Johnston County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to a shots fired call on Bakers Chapel Road in the Brogden community east of Smithfield. Once on scene, the deputy approached Louis Melvin Hill, who was sitting in a parked truck.
During the encounter, Hill retrieved a loaded .22 caliber revolver and pointed it at the deputy. The deputy grabbed the firearm and pulled it away from Hill. Hill ignored commands to exit the truck and instead drove away from the deputy at a high rate of speed, instigating a pursuit.
Eventually Hill stopped the truck and ran on foot but was located with the assistance of a law enforcement K-9 officer. Hill is a convicted felon and was not lawfully allowed to possess any firearm.
Hill was named in a single-count federal indictment on July 21, 2022, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm. He pleaded guilty on May 11, 2023.
Michael Easley, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III. The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case with the assistance of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Former Special Assistant United States Attorney, M. Yasir Sadat, and Assistant U.S. Attorneys, Sarah E. Nokes and Jaren Kelly prosecuted the case.
Come on man, you can’t beat the law!
I would have paid to watch that and try to run. He looks like he would have trouble walking.
Well obviously it’s too hot for me to try to type today. That’s two comment in a row I’ve messed up. Time to sit by the grill with a cold one.
What a loser This felon boast of being the godfather of the hill top mafia. what a joke
he is right where he needs to be ha ha ha hill top mafia ! what a bunch of losers!