Laurel Man Sentenced to 4 Years for Gun Possession
A 27-year-old man from Laurel, Maryland has been sentenced to 4 years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm. On December 8, 2017, United States District Judge George L. Russell III imposed the sentence on Jamil Cross.
The sentence was announced by Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Stephen M. Schenning; Special Agent in Charge Gordon B. Johnson of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Baltimore Field Office; and Chief Gary L. Gardner of the Howard County Police Department.
According to his plea agreement, Cross committed the crime while on supervised release following a federal conviction for sex trafficking. He was also sentenced to an additional 9 months in prison due to the new offense.
Prosecutors said that after a man was shot and killed in Howard County, Maryland on December 18, 2016, the man arrested for the murder called Cross on a recorded line at the local jail. The man asked Cross to delete photographs and other information on various social media websites that depicted the men and other associates in possession of handguns and drugs.
A Howard County police detective searched for and found a music video that a third party produced for Cross and that Cross posted on Twitter, a public social media site, on or about August 1, 2016. The video depicted Cross in possession of a semi-automatic pistol with a laser site.
Acting United States Attorney Stephen M. Schenning commended the FBI, Howard County Police Department, and the Howard County State’s Attorney’s Office for their work in the investigation. Mr. Schenning thanked Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sandra Wilkinson and Lauren Perry, who prosecuted the case.
Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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