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Cedric Taylor, 45, Pleads Guilty to Felon in Possession of a Firearm in Jackson, Mississippi
A Jackson man, who was arrested in March for murder and released on bond, has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Michelle Sutphin with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.
Cedric Taylor, 45, of Jackson, was arrested by Jackson Police officers in March for murder and released on a $125,000 bond. However, he was later arrested on federal charges for being a felon in possession of a firearm and has been detained by U.S. Marshals without bond ever since.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, officers with the Jackson Police Department executed a search warrant on Taylor’s residence in Jackson on March 5, 2019, while investigating the murder of Dewan Fortner. Investigators recovered a firearm at the residence, which Taylor later confessed to knowingly possessing.
Despite Taylor’s previous convictions for aggravated assault in Hinds County, Mississippi, and felon in possession of a firearm in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, he was released on a local bond. However, he was later arrested on federal charges and has been detained without bond.
Taylor will be sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge David C. Bramlette III on June 2, 2020. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is part of Project EJECT, an initiative by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Mississippi under the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) and Project Guardian. EJECT is a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach to fighting and reducing violent crime through prosecution, prevention, re-entry and awareness.
Key Facts
- State: Mississippi
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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