Jeremy Jantile Burton, Possessing a Firearm as an Armed Career Criminal, Minnesota 2023

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Twin Cities Man Found Guilty of Illegal Firearm Possession

A federal jury has found Jeremy Jantile Burton, 36, guilty of possessing a firearm as an armed career criminal, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.

According to the evidence presented at trial, on July 7, 2023, Mille Lacs Tribal Police officers were dispatched to a residence in Onamia in response to a 911-call concerning a suspected drug overdose.

Officer’s encountered Burton, lying unconscious on the floor of a bedroom in the residence, and began resuscitation efforts. After administering two doses of Narcan, the officers moved Burton from the floor of the bedroom to a nearby mattress and noticed a magazine of a handgun protruding from his shorts pocket.

In order to secure the scene for EMS personnel, the officers recovered the handgun from Burton’s pocket, and also observed several items of drug paraphernalia in the bedroom.

Burton was transported to the Onamia Hospital by ambulance and the officers obtained a search warrant. A subsequent search of the residence revealed several controlled substances including cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl, scales commonly used to weigh controlled substances, several items of drug paraphernalia, and 36 rounds of 9 mm ammunition.

Because Burton has multiple prior felony convictions in Hennepin, Ramsey, and Mille Lacs counties, as well as in the state of Georgia, including aggravated robbery, drug, and firearm possession, he is prohibited under federal law from possessing firearms or ammunition at any time.

A sentencing hearing will be scheduled at a later date.