A Philadelphia man pleaded guilty to a felony firearm-possession charge stemming from a 2024 incident in Bala Cynwyd and is awaiting sentencing, according to Mainline Media News’s Nov. 3 court report.
Delshawn Markeese Compton, 33, admitted in Montgomery County Court to possessing a firearm despite being legally prohibited from doing so. Judge Risa Vetri Ferman deferred sentencing pending a background report and drug and alcohol evaluations. He remained free on bail at the time of the report.
The case arose from police patrols near the Residence Inn in the 600 block of Righters Ferry Road on Aug. 10, 2024. According to the criminal complaint described in the report, officers located an unoccupied Ford Taurus reported stolen from Cheltenham Township.
Before it was towed, officers saw a loaded handgun on the driver’s-side floor. Investigators identified it as a Polymer80, described in the report as a ghost gun. Detectives said subsequent investigation linked Compton to the vehicle.
Other charges, including receiving stolen property and carrying a firearm without a license, were scheduled to be dismissed at sentencing, the report said.
