Eric Dwayne Ned, a 45-year-old Dallas man with multiple prior felony convictions, has been sentenced to 95 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. The sentence was handed down on June 18, 2025, by United States District Judge Ada Brown, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Nancy E. Larson.
Court documents detail Ned's repeated arrests between June 2021 and March 2022. He was initially arrested in June 2021 on state charges including evading arrest, unlawful possession of body armor, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, delivery of a controlled substance, and possession of a controlled substance. After bonding out, he was arrested again in September 2021 for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and resisting arrest. Following another bond, he was arrested a third time in March 2022 for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and delivery of a controlled substance.
Special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) initiated federal charges based on his March 2022 conduct. Court records also reveal that in addition to his prior felony convictions for drug offenses and several domestic violence assaults, Ned continued to commit violent acts while incarcerated, including engaging in fights with other inmates and jail staff.
The ATF conducted the investigation, and Assistant U.S. Attorney John Boyle prosecuted the case.
