MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced today that Cameron Davon Durand, 32, was sentenced to 170 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm as a felon in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and for discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, namely, an armed carjacking in St. Paul, Minnesota. At the time of the offenses, Durand was serving a term of federal supervised release for a 2019 federal conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm, for which he had been previously sentenced to 90 months’ imprisonment.
U.S. District Judge Donovan W. Frank imposed the sentence on June 22, 2026, following Durand’s guilty plea on December 17, 2025, to two federal counts and his admission to multiple supervised‑release violations stemming from the same violent conduct. The sentence consisted of 50 months’ imprisonment for the felon-in-possession conviction, and 120 months’ mandatory minimum imprisonment for the discharge of the firearm during the carjacking, consecutive to the felon-in-possession term of imprisonment, for a total of 170 months. The court also imposed 30 months’ imprisonment, concurrent with the 170-month term, for Durand’s supervised-release violations.
According to court-filed documents, Durand, already a multi‑convicted felon, was just one month into federal supervised release for his prior firearms federal conviction when he committed a series of new gun crimes during the summer of 2025. In June 2025, officers recovered a loaded 9mm firearm, with an attached red-dot sight, from his vehicle, later confirmed to contain Durand’s DNA. In the weeks that followed, Durand was captured on surveillance video firing another weapon in a densely populated St. Paul neighborhood outside a bar. Then, on July 18, 2025, Durand brandished a firearm, carjacked an Uber driver, chased the victim on foot, and fired a round at him as the victim ran for his life, before driving away in the carjacked vehicle.
Durand fled from responding officers at high speed, abandoned the carjacked vehicle, and escaped on foot with a firearm in his hand. Inside the victim’s car, police recovered Durand’s backpack containing multiple forms of his identification and 9mm ammunition. A discharged 9mm casing found at the scene of the carjacking matched the ammunition inside his backpack.
“This sentence ensures that a dangerous and escalating menace is no longer free to terrorize our communities,” said United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen. “Durand has demonstrated, repeatedly and over nearly two decades, that no term of supervision, no prior prison sentence, and no tragic personal history will deter him from armed violence. Today’s sentence protects the public and holds him accountable.”
“Durand is a violent offender, and he has been for a long time,” said Assistant Special Agent in Charge Spence Burnett of the ATF St. Paul Field Division. “This is the second ATF investigation to hold him accountable. He has a record of using guns to threaten and harm people, and weeks out of federal prison from a prior ATF case he did it again, arming himself and shooting at an innocent man. He will serve 170 months in federal prison, and ATF will continue to stand with our partners to hold violent offenders accountable. We appreciate the great partnership with St. Paul Police Department on this case.”
Saint Paul Police Chief Axel Henry said, “This sentencing reflects the commitment of the Saint Paul Police Department, and our federal partners, to hold those who commit violent crimes accountable. Repeated, violent crimes, must be met with serious consequences. This case demonstrates that and hopefully lets those who have been victimized know that we stand with them and for them.”
Durand’s criminal history dating back to 2007 includes numerous felony convictions involving firearms, assaults, robbery, and gang‑related violence.
This case is the result of an investigation by the ATF, the Saint Paul Police Department, and the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office.
Assistant United States Attorney Benjamin Bejar prosecuted the case.
