A 29-year-old Clinton man is facing up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Michelle A. Sutphin, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.
Jeremie Markell Torrey, 29, of Clinton, entered his guilty plea before Senior U.S. District Judge Tom Lee on Tuesday.
The charges stem from a June 1, 2018, traffic stop by Jackson Police Department officers. When the officer spoke with the driver, he smelled marijuana in the vehicle. Marijuana was found in the vehicle, along with baggies for packaging and a digital scale.
Torrey was sitting in the back seat of the car, and a Glock pistol was found on the rear passenger armrest just next to where he was sitting. A Smith & Wesson pistol was also found under the front passenger side seat where another passenger, Clifton Horton, was sitting.
Torrey admitted to possessing the Glock pistol during interviews by the FBI. Horton, who is also a convicted felon, admitted to possessing the Smith & Wesson pistol. Horton is being prosecuted in a separate criminal case by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Torrey will be sentenced on December 12, 2019, by Judge Lee and faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
The case is being 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 Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN).
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Key Facts
- State: Mississippi
- Category: Violent Crime|Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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