A Denver man was sentenced Friday to serve 16 years in federal prison for gun and drug charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said Monday.
Maurice Alyn Mickling, 28, will also face four years of supervised release after serving his sentence, officials said.
According to court documents, in December of 2013, Mickling, who was wanted for parole violations, was located at the Ramada Inn on East Colfax Avenue and Marion Street. The Denver SWAT Team was called because of Mickling’s prior violent felony convictions and because he was believed to be armed.
As SWAT arrived, Mickling saw the team, and immediately fled on foot. Mickling got to the corner of the parking lot, threw a loaded handgun high into the air over the fence, dropped a toiletry style bag, and then jumped the fence.
Mickling threw the firearm so far that it flew across the street and struck a bystander in the leg.
Once Mickling was over the fence, he slipped on ice, and was immediately apprehended by officers. Inside the dropped bag was 3.6 grams of crack and a digital scale, which is traditionally indicative of drug distribution. He also had $756 in cash on him.
