Convicted felon caught twice with gun gets federal sentence

FILE – Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse in downtown St. Louis

ST. LOUIS – A convicted St. Louis felon appeared in federal court Monday to be sentenced on gun and drug charges.

Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Dawon Hennings, 40, was arrested with a 9mm handgun and methamphetamine on April 12, 2022, in St. Louis County.

Officers saw Hennings driving without a license plate on the front and pulled him over. Hennings was arrested and charged. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.

On December 26, 2022, county police officers observed Hennings walking on Lookaway Drive in Glasgow Village and took him into custody. Hennings was found to be in possession of a .380 caliber pistol, a baggie containing methamphetamine, and another baggie containing a mixture of cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl.

Hennings pleaded guilty in March 2024 to two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon.

A U.S. District Court judge sentenced Hennings to 100 months in federal prison.