A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia has indicted nine defendants on various charges, including illegal possession of firearms.
The indictment is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a collaborative effort between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to reduce violent crime.
Convicted felons who illegally carry guns are significantly involved in violent crime plaguing our communities, said David H. Estes, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.
In the past four years, more than 800 defendants have been federally charged in the Southern District of Georgia for illegal firearms offenses, most often for possessing a firearm after conviction for a previous felony.
Recent federal legislation increases the maximum penalty for illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon to 15 years, up from 10, for those found in possession after June 25, 2022.
The defendants include:
- Akeem Ajmia Lanier, 34, of Metter, Ga., charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon; Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana; and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime.
- Dexcadrick Graddy, 25, of Dublin, Ga., charged with Distribution of Fentanyl; Distribution of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl; Possession with Intent to Distribute Metonitazine (a fentanyl analog), and Eutylone (bath salts); Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine; Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl and Metonitazine; and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime.
- Milton Parker III, 36, of Savannah, charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.
- Michael Floyd, 30, of Savannah, charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.
- Reginald General Jackson, 36, of Savannah, charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.
- Tyrique Marquez Mills, 25, of Waycross, Ga., charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.
- Robert Sanders, 65, of Augusta, charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.
- Tony Lavardo Blount Jr, 32, of Augusta, charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.
- Terrance Webster Dunn, 32, of Augusta, charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.
Criminal indictments contain only charges; defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Additional defendants recently have been adjudicated on federal charges that include illegal firearms possession:
- Raheem DaSheen Jackson, 31, of Savannah, was sentenced to 116 months in prison after his conviction at trial of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. A jury convicted Jackson of the charge Aug. 17, 2022, where court testimony from Savannah Police officers described Jackson running from a January 2021 traffic stop and dropping a pistol as he fled.
- Daquan Dwayne Young, 27, of Savannah, was sentenced to 100 months in prison after pleading guilty to Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. Savannah Police officers arrested Young after a March 2022 traffic stop when they found a pistol in his waistband.
- James Wayne Cooper Jr., 37, of Waynesboro, Ga., was sentenced to 44 months in prison and fined $2,000 after pleading guilty to Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.
Related Federal Cases
- Maurice A. Ridley, Illegal Firearm Possession, Georgia 2020 · Georgia
- Maurice A. Ridley, Illegal Firearm Possession, Georgia 2023 · Georgia
- Convicted Felon Tyran Harris Sentenced to 2 Years for Gun Possession · Georgia
- Felony Felon Cuffed: Pew’s Pistol Possession Punishment · Georgia
- Georgia Michelle Gregg, Kidnapping of Minors, Corpus Christi TX, 2023 · Texas
Key Facts
- State: Georgia
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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