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Jackson, Miss. – Justin A. Sterling, 23, of Jackson, pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Tom S. Lee to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Dana Nichols, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
On May 1, 2018, officers with the Clinton Police Department stopped a vehicle in which Sterling was a passenger for a traffic violation. Two firearms were found in the vehicle. Sterling, who had a prior felony of robbery, pleaded guilty to possessing the firearms.
Sterling will be sentenced on February 7, 2019 at 9:30 a.m., and faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.
U.S. Attorney Hurst commended the work of the Clinton Police Department and their cooperation with ATF agents and Project EJECT task force members. AUSA Erin Chalk is prosecuting the case.
This case is part of Project EJECT, an initiative by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Mississippi under the U.S. Department of Justice’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). EJECT is a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach to fighting and reducing violent crime in Jackson through prosecution, prevention, re-entry and awareness. EJECT stands for “Empower Jackson Expel Crime Together.” PSN is program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally-based strategies to reduce violent crime.
