{"id":273645,"date":"2026-08-28T02:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T02:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/273645\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T02:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T02:32:16","slug":"man-previously-convicted-of-robbery-sentenced-for-carrying-stolen-gun-on-pittsburghs-south-side-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/273645\/","title":{"rendered":"Man previously convicted of robbery sentenced for carrying stolen gun on Pittsburgh\u2019s South Side"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A man previously convicted of robbery was sentenced for carrying a gun in Pittsburgh&#8217;s South Side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jayvon Turner, 24, of Beaver Falls, was sentenced to serve over 7 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pittsburgh Police and members of the ATF said they found him with a stolen semi-automatic handgun in the South Side in Aug. 2025. Since he was previously convicted of a state robbery charge, it is a federal crime for him to carry a gun or ammunition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; Convicted felon faces federal indictment after joint investigation between Pittsburgh Police, ATF;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/convicted-felon-faces-federal-indictment-after-joint-investigation-between-pittsburgh-police-atf\/UN4XKRDPLZBHHIHMR2SHUXV43M\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; Convicted felon faces federal indictment after joint investigation between Pittsburgh Police, ATF<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Turner&#8217;s arrest came as part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods program, which is designed to have law enforcement from different communities work together to reduce gun violence and crimes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Download the <a data-ylk=\"slk:FREE WPXI News app;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a data-ylk=\"slk:Watch WPXI NOW;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man previously convicted of robbery was sentenced for carrying a gun in Pittsburgh&#8217;s South Side. 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