Charles Brown, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Mississippi 2019

Charles Brown, a 42-year-old man from Jackson, Mississippi, has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to court records, on June 25, 2017, Brown arrived at the Jackson Police Department with a female identified as 'T.W.' and stated that he was bringing her in because he believed she had information about a crime that had been committed. Brown was seen wearing a bulletproof vest and walking towards a maroon 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which had police dashboard lights on the front windshield. When JPD officers asked Brown if he had a firearm inside the vehicle, he responded that he did.

An inventory of the vehicle was conducted, and a Rohm RG38 .38 caliber firearm and a Winchester box containing 28 rounds of ammunition were found.

Brown was previously convicted in Hinds County Circuit Court for shooting into an occupied dwelling. On April 4, 2018, an indictment was filed charging Brown with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Brown is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Carlton W. Reeves on May 17, 2019, and faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.

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 (PSN). EJECT is a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach to fighting and reducing violent crime in Jackson through prosecution, prevention, re-entry, and awareness.

U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst commended the work of the Jackson Police Department and their cooperation with agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, as well as Project EJECT task force members. Assistant U.S. Attorney Erin Chalk is prosecuting the case.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdms/pr/jackson-man-pleads-guilty-under-project-eject-illegally-possessing-firearm-3