Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that AHMAD WATERHOUSE, age 32, of New Orleans, pled guilty today to one count of possession of ammunition as a felon.
According to court documents, on the morning of May 3, 2016, New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officers responded to a 911 call reporting firearm violence at 2632 Deslonde Street, New Orleans. The caller stated that she had been in a fight with her ex-boyfriend, AHMAD WATERHOUSE, and that he shot a gun at her during the fight. She further stated that she saw the defendant leave the house with the gun, possibly in order to hide it.
NOPD officers responded minutes later and met with the victim. She confirmed that she had been in a fight with WATERHOUSE at his mother’s house where he was living. She stated that, during the altercation, WATERHOUSE went to his room, retrieved a gun, and fired it. Officers met with WATERHOUSE and performed a gunshot residue test on his hands. The test result was positive for the presence of gunshot residue. Officers obtained a search warrant for the premises and found over one hundred rounds of ammunition in the defendant’s bedroom. Most of the ammunition was .40 caliber Smith & Wesson bullets. Officers also found an empty box for a Glock .40 caliber Smith & Wesson handgun. Officers could not locate the gun despite bringing in a K-9 unit.
At the time of this incident, WATERHOUSE was on federal supervised release. He had been convicted in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on August 7, 2014, for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and distribution of crack cocaine. WATERHOUSE had been sentenced to 43 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release.
WATERHOUSE faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and up to three years of supervised release. U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo set sentencing for August 10, 2017. WATERHOUSE also faces supervised release revocation proceedings on July 27, 2017, which will also be heard by U.S. District Judge Milazzo.
Acting U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the New Orleans Police Department along with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Matthew Payne and Special Assistant United States Attorney Ryan McLaren are in charge of the prosecution.