ST. LOUIS – A man on supervised release from a prior carjacking case on Monday admitted being caught with a fully automatic handgun after fleeing from police in a stolen car.
Davell A. Horton, 29, of St. Louis County, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He admitted that on July 15, 2024, St. Louis County Police Department officers spotted an Infiniti G37 with no license plates that matched the description of a stolen car. Horton was driving, ignored police attempts to pull him over and instead sped away on a circuitous route around north St. Louis County.
Eventually, Horton crashed the car into a light pole. His passenger fled, dropping a handgun. Horton also ran, leaving behind a .45-caliber Glock equipped with a high-capacity magazine and a “switch,” or auto sear, that modified it into a fully automatic weapon.
Horton was on supervised release at the time, having been sentenced in January of 2021 to 70 months in prison for carjacking.
He now faces up to 15 years in prison at his sentencing, scheduled for August 10.
The St. Louis County Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul D’Agrosa is prosecuting the case.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces and Project Safe Neighborhood.
