Allandoe Cortez Boyd Gets 10 Years for Felon Firearm Possession

Allandoe Cortez Boyd, 37, of Columbus, GA, is locked up for a decade after being caught with an arsenal in his home — four loaded guns, including an AK-47 rigged with a 50-round magazine, enough firepower to launch a small war. On February 14, 2018, Chief U.S. District Court Judge Clay D. Land handed down the maximum sentence for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon: 10 years behind bars, no parole.

The takedown unfolded on October 5, 2016, when Columbus police executed a search warrant tied to stolen car parts. What they found went far beyond auto theft. Inside Boyd’s residence, officers uncovered multiple car components stripped from stolen vehicles. But the real shock came in the bedroom — four fully loaded firearms stashed within reach, one of them a semi-automatic AK-47. Nearby, a digital scale, packaging materials, and a stash of heroin confirmed this was no garage mechanic’s den — it was a criminal hub.

A backpack in a back bedroom held more than 400 rounds of ammunition for rifles, handguns, and shotguns — a stockpile suggesting preparation for prolonged violence. The weapons weren’t museum pieces; they were combat-ready. The proximity of the drugs and guns painted a clear picture: Boyd was guarding an illegal operation built on theft and narcotics distribution, armed to the teeth.

Boyd isn’t some first-time offender caught in a bad moment. He’s a career criminal with at least six prior felony convictions dating back to 1999. Each conviction should have been a warning. Instead, Boyd escalated — moving from property crime to armed endangerment, stacking weapons like trophies. Federal law forbids felons from possessing firearms for a reason. Boyd embodies that reason.

“A man who is obviously a career criminal possessing four loaded weapons, one of them a semi-automatic rifle loaded with a 50 round magazine, along with hundreds of rounds of ammunition, apparently to protect his illegal stash of drugs and stolen property, Mr. Boyd is the exact person Congress had in mind when it made possession of a firearm by a convicted felon illegal,” said Charles E. Peeler, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. “We are pleased to see him receive the maximum sentence in this case.”

The investigation was a joint operation between the Columbus Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney Melvin E. Hyde handled prosecution. For more information, contact Pamela Lightsey at the U.S. Attorney’s Office: (478) 621-2603.