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Dallas Felon with Domestic Violence Record Sentenced to 70 Months for Gun Possession

It advances a federal strategy to keep firearms from repeat domestic abusers.

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Overview

  • Thomas Keithlun Brown, 26, pleaded guilty in September 2024 to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
  • He had three prior domestic violence convictions, prompting prosecutors to seek a 70-month term given his history of assaulting women.
  • U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade imposed the 70-month sentence on June 18, 2025.
  • The case falls under the Northern District of Texas’s Domestic Violence Initiative designed to reduce homicide risk by targeting abusers’ illegal gun access.
  • The FBI and Denton Police Department conducted the investigation and Assistant U.S. Attorneys John Boyle and Luis Suarez handled the prosecution.