Arthur L. Flowers, Illegal Firearm Possession, Mississippi 2019
A Jackson man has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Michelle Sutphin with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.
Arthur L. Flowers, 35, of Jackson, was sentenced by U.S. District Daniel P. Jordan III to 15 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm.
The charges stem from a shooting incident that occurred on September 11, 2018, at the McDowell Road and I-55 underpass in Jackson. Officers with the Jackson Police Department were dispatched to the scene on a shooting complaint and found Flowers laying on his back stating that he had been shot.
Upon questioning, Flowers admitted to accidentally shooting himself in the leg while trying to holster a pistol. Flowers was transported to UMMC for treatment of the gunshot wound.
Because Flowers has grand larceny convictions in Copiah County in 2004 and Hinds County in 2005, it is illegal for him to possess a firearm. He pleaded guilty before Judge Jordan on November 8, 2019.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lynn Murray.
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 and Project Guardian.
Key Facts
- State: Mississippi
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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