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A convicted felon was behind bars for a second time after getting busted with guns in his possession – again.
Medford OR resident Devon James Wright, 31, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for illegally toting firearms. The first time, police found a semi-automatic pistol and a full magazine in his backpack during a traffic stop on June 23, 2024. At the time, Wright was on parole for a previous conviction for unlawfully possessing a firearm.
But Wright didn’t learn his lesson, and he was stopped again on October 26, 2024, this time in a stolen vehicle. Before exiting the vehicle, he placed a loaded handgun inside the purse of another occupant next to a fully loaded extended magazine.
On March 6, 2025, a federal grand jury in Medford returned a two-count indictment charging Wright with felon in possession of a firearm. Wright pleaded guilty to both counts on December 8, 2025.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives with assistance from the Portland Police Bureau and the Central Point Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Melissa E. LeRitz and John C. Brassell handled the prosecution.
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