A 37-year-old Vallejo man was charged on Thursday by a federal grand jury with aggravated assault with a firearm and felony possession of a firearm and ammunition.
According to a news statement from Phillip A. Talbert, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, a jury returned a three-count indictment against Sean Thomas Delapp, who will be arraigned at 2 p.m. on Monday in a Sacramento courtroom.
Delapp chased two FBI special agents with his car, pulled up next to them, and pointed a gun at them through the window while making a recoil gesture with the gun, according to court filings.
Following the execution of a search order at his home, a Glock 29 semiautomatic handgun, ammunition, and numerous weapons parts were uncovered. Delapp is prohibited from owning firearms or ammo because of a prior conviction for felony evasion, Talbert stated in the prepared statement.
Delapp is represented by Federal Public Defender Christina Sinha. The case, which is the result of an investigation by the FBI, the California Highway Patrol, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Adrian T. Kinsella.
Delapp, who is still being held without bond in the Sacramento County Jail, could get a maximum term of 20 years in jail and a $250,000 fine. However, the court’s discretion and the federal sentencing guidelines would be used to determine any penalty, according to Talbert.
The investigation is a component of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program that brings together all branches of law enforcement and the communities they serve in order to lessen violent crime and gun violence and make neighborhoods safer for all residents, he noted.
