Vallejo man sentenced to five years for possessing ammunition

SACRAMENTO, California — Raykheem Andrew Guthery, a 32-year-old from Vallejo, has been sentenced to five years in prison for possessing ammunition, according to U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert. The sentencing follows a June 2022 incident where Guthery was found with a firearm during a vehicle stop.

Guthery was stopped by law enforcement for driving without license plates and initially misrepresented his identity, claiming he was not on parole or probation and was unarmed. However, officers discovered he was on probation for felony assault and had a concealed firearm loaded with an extended magazine. The firearm was identified as a "ghost gun," a non-serialized, privately manufactured weapon, loaded with one round of .40-caliber ammunition in the chamber and 17 rounds in the magazine, according to court documents.

Guthery is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition due to previous felony convictions, including a 2016 conviction for forcible assault likely to cause grave bodily injury. Additionally, he was under a domestic violence protective order issued by the Superior Court of California, Solano County, at the time of the offense.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Solano County District Attorney’s Office, the Solano County Sheriff’s Office, and the FBI’s Solano County Violent Crimes Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Adrian T. Kinsella prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence by fostering trust and legitimacy in communities, supporting community-based violence prevention organizations, and setting strategic enforcement priorities.