Jeremy Scott Powell, Possession of Firearm by a Convicted Felon, North Carolina 2014

Jeremy Scott Powell, a 31-year-old man from Leicester, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 63 months in prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Powell, who was driving a car with a license plate that belonged to another vehicle, was pulled over by law enforcement on September 4, 2014.

Following a search of the vehicle, authorities recovered a semi-automatic handgun loaded with 13 rounds of ammunition. Powell is prohibited from possessing a firearm due to his 2008 North Carolina conviction of two counts of drug trafficking and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.

Powell has been in federal custody since September 2014 and will be transferred to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons upon designation of a federal facility. All federal sentences are served without the possibility of parole.

The investigation was handled by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office. The case was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Asheville.

U.S. Attorney Jill Westmoreland Rose and other officials praised the collaborative effort that led to Powell's conviction. C.J. Hyman, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF, and Sheriff Van Duncan of the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office also acknowledged the importance of this case.

Powell's sentence serves as a reminder of the consequences of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The U.S. Attorney's Office will continue to prioritize cases like this one to keep communities safe.

Jeremy Scott Powell, 31, of Leicester, North Carolina, was ordered to serve 63 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release upon completion of the prison term.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/buncombe-co-man-sentenced-possession-firearm-convicted-felon