GREENVILLE, SC – Fareed Abdul Jabar, 34, of Atlanta, is heading to federal prison after a Greenville County traffic stop exposed him as a convicted felon illegally packing heat. Jabar was sentenced to 46 months behind bars followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Beth Drake announced this week.
The bust went down on March 29, 2017, when a Greenville County Sheriff’s Deputy pulled Jabar over. A search of his vehicle didn’t just turn up a traffic violation. Deputies seized a loaded Glock .40 caliber pistol, along with a stash of marijuana. The discovery immediately put Jabar in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g) – a federal charge for felons possessing firearms.
United States District Judge Michelle Childs handed down the sentence after Jabar entered a plea. The evidence was clear: a prior conviction combined with the loaded weapon meant a significant penalty was unavoidable. While the amount of marijuana seized wasn’t specified, the firearm charge carried the bulk of the legal weight.
The investigation was a joint effort between the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The case falls under the umbrella of the “Real Time Initiative,” a program designed to aggressively tackle violent crime in South Carolina. Assistant U.S. Attorney Max Cauthen skillfully prosecuted the case, securing the conviction and subsequent sentencing.
The Real Time Initiative is part of a broader, national strategy known as Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program Attorney General Jeff Sessions has aggressively pushed to revitalize. Sessions, making a clear priority of curbing rising violent crime across the nation, directed all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to implement district-specific crime reduction plans – building on the lessons learned from PSN’s initial launch in 2001.
This sentencing serves as a stark reminder: possessing a firearm while being a convicted felon carries severe consequences. Federal authorities are actively working with local law enforcement to remove illegal guns from the streets and keep South Carolina communities safe. Jabar’s case is a testament to that commitment, and a warning to others who choose to flout the law.
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Key Facts
- State: South Carolina
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Weapons|Violent Crime|Drug Trafficking
- Source: Official Source ↗
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