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For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Mississippi
JACKSON – A Jackson, Mississippi man was sentenced today to 1 year and 1 day in prison and a $1,000 partial fine for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
According to court documents, Jessie Dewayne Terry, 42, was found in possession of a firearm at a night club on February 23, 2024. He had previously been convicted of multiple offenses including armed robbery and house burglary.
A 2-year term of supervised release will follow his term of imprisonment.
Acting U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Lemon of the Southern District of Mississippi; and Special Agent in Charge Robert Eikhoff of the Federal Bureau of Investigation made the announcement.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Mississippi Alcoholic Beverage Control, Capitol Police, Jackson Police, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, and other state law enforcement partners investigated the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Brett Grantham prosecuted the case.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America (https://www.justice.gov/dag/media/1393746/dl?inline) a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).
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