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Jackson, Miss. – Jeremy T. Walker, of Jackson, was sentenced today, before United States Senior District Judge William H. Barbour, Jr., to 97 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Dana Nichols, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives. Walker was also ordered to pay a $1,500 fine.
Walker was previously found guilty following a two day jury trial that began on August 27, 2018, in Jackson.
On February 5, 2013, Deputy Marshals with the United States Marshals Service, Gulf Coast Regional Task Force, were attempting to execute an outstanding arrest warrant for sale of a controlled substance in Hinds County. Deputy Marshals located Walker at his mother’s residence hiding in the attic. While the deputies were apprehending Walker, a Rohm, Draco model, 7.62 x 39mm rifle was recovered from the top of the refrigerator. Walker admitted to purchasing the firearm. Walker has been previously convicted of a felony for possessing a controlled substance in 2010 in Hinds County.
This case investigated by the United States Marshals Service, Gulf Coast Regional Task Force ,the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Hinds County Sheriff’s Department. AUSA Erin Chalk is prosecuting the case.
