A 23 year old Nigerian student in the United States, Godson Oghenebrume, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison and is set to be deported after admitting that he illegally possessed a firearm and discharged multiple shots during a confrontation with his former girlfriend.
The United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana confirmed the development. Court records show that he admitted possessing a Glock model 43X 9mm pistol while admitted to the country under an F1 student visa.
Oghenebrume, a former Louisiana State University track athlete and sprinter living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, received the sentence from United States Chief Judge Shelly Dick. He was convicted of possession of a firearm by an alien admitted to the United States under a temporary student visa. Upon completion of his prison term he is subject to removal or deportation from the United States.
According to admissions made during his plea, the incident occurred on 7 February 2025. That night his former girlfriend, who is the mother of his infant child, arrived at his apartment with the baby. Oghenebrume had been inside with another young woman. An argument began outside the apartment while the infant was present, during which he discharged the firearm. The dispute later continued and he fired multiple shots as the mother of his child attempted to leave, leaving bullet strikes in the walls of the apartment complex.
He smashed her phone and briefly took the baby before another woman helped retrieve the child. When East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s deputies arrived he ignored their commands, walked away and discarded the pistol into nearby shrubs. He was detained shortly afterwards. In a post Miranda interview he admitted firing the weapon, stating that he wanted his former girlfriend to go home and had shot the gun to scare her away.
United States Attorney Kurt Wall announced the sentencing. Oghenebrume had pleaded guilty earlier in the proceedings. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Jeremy S. Johnson and Lyman E. Thornton III.
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