FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 30, 2026) – Attorney General Russell Coleman announced today action by the Attorney General’s Violent Crime Reduction Team (VRT) will send a Louisville man back to prison for 10 years. The Louisville-based VRT, part of the Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Unit, secured the sentence.
Infonte Shoulders, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of Possession of a Handgun by a Convicted Felon (Class C Felony) and being a Persistent Felony Offender Second Degree. In December 2024, LMPD detectives observed Shoulders about to get into a car on West Muhammad Ali Boulevard. Shoulders, who had an outstanding warrant for his arrest, fled from police. He was taken into custody a short time later with a handgun discovered in his front pocket.
Shoulders, whose violent criminal past was noted by the judge, received a 10-year sentence. Since 2024, the VRT has secured more than 150 criminal indictments.
“Through strong collaboration with Commonwealth’s Attorney Gerina Whethers, LMPD, and others, we’re securing impactful sentences for dangerous felons,” said Attorney General Coleman. “The beneficiaries are Louisville’s families and neighborhoods.”
The Louisville Metro Police Department’s Criminal Interdiction Division (CID) investigated the case. Assistant Attorney General Hammad Khan prosecuted the case on behalf of the Commonwealth.
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Background
In October 2024, Attorney General Coleman joined Jefferson County Commonwealth’s Attorney Gerina D. Whethers, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg, Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell, LMPD Chief Paul Humphrey and Jefferson County Circuit Court Clerk David L. Nicholson to announce the Attorney General’s Violent Crime Reduction Team, a first-of-its-kind collaboration among their offices to combat violent crime in Louisville.
General Coleman established a new Attorney General’s Office location in downtown Louisville, now staffed by three prosecutors and a detective. The downtown office space used by the VCRT was secured in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and Jefferson Circuit Court Clerk Nicholson. The team is collaborating with Commonwealth’s Attorney Whethers’ Office to be assigned and prosecute cases. Two of the prosecutors have also been sworn in as Special Assistant United States Attorneys, allowing them to bring the full force of both the state and federal governments against criminals to protect Kentucky families.
According to an agreement between the Attorney General and the Commonwealth’s Attorney, the dedicated prosecutors and investigators from the Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Unit and the Department of Criminal Investigations (DCI) will handle select cases involving nonfatal shootings, convicted felons in possession of a firearm, Louisville’s Group Violence Intervention Program (GVI) and the Prohibited Firearms Possessor program (PFP).