Edwards Cordell Burks, Jr., Felon In Possession Of A Firearm, Alabama 2024

Defendant Sentenced To 92 Months In Prison For Felon In Possession Of A Firearm

MOBILE, AL – A local man has been sentenced to 92 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon.

Edwards Cordell Burks, Jr., 92 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon.

According to court documents, in November 2024, members of the Mobile Police Department (MPD) responded to a local hospital where two individuals were receiving treatment for gunshot wounds.

During the course of MPD’s investigation, and after speaking with victims and witnesses, MPD developed Burks as a suspect in those shootings.

MPD officers also located and secured the crime scene off Spring Hill Avenue. Surveillance from a nearby business captured the shooting, appearing to show Burks as the shooter.

Three bullet casings were collected from the scene and a “be on the lookout” (BOLO) notice for Burks went out to law enforcement.

Two days after the shooting, an MPD officer on regular patrol observed Burks walking on the sidewalk within a mile of the crime scene.

The officer detained Burks and located a loaded firearm in his waistband.

The firearm and casings from the scene were compared via the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN), and a match was generated indicating that the firearm from Burks was the same firearm used in the shooting two days before.

Burks is a convicted felon and is prohibited from possessing a firearm.

At sentencing, Judge Jeffrey Beaverstock imposed a 92-month sentence of incarceration and a 3-year term of supervised release upon Burks’ discharge from prison.

Burks has also been charged with state assault offenses based on the shootings, which remain pending.

The Mobile Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives investigated the case.

Assistant United States Attorney Beth Stepan prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

This case exemplifies the mission of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

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