Jerry Jerome Yeldell, Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition, South Carolina 2023

Columbia, South Carolina - Jerry Jerome Yeldell, 50, of Greenwood, South Carolina, has been sentenced to 90 months imprisonment for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Yeldell pleaded guilty to the charge, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(1). Senior United States District Judge Henry M. Herlong, Jr., of Greenville, sentenced Yeldell to 90 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release.

The charge stems from an incident that occurred on July 31, 2016, when Greenwood Police received a call that someone had been shot on Taggert Avenue in Greenwood. The victim was transported to the hospital and identified Yeldell as the person who shot him. Shortly thereafter, Yeldell turned himself in to the Greenwood Police and admitted to shooting the victim, claiming it was in self-defense.

Due to his prior criminal history, which includes three convictions for public disorderly conduct, two convictions for distribution of crack cocaine, a conviction for possession of crack cocaine, a conviction for assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, three convictions for simple assault and battery, a conviction for assault and battery 3rd degree, two convictions for burglary 2nd degree, 3 convictions for breaking into motor vehicles, and two convictions for forgery, Yeldell is prohibited from possessing a firearm and ammunition.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Greenwood Police Department, and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force and was prosecuted as part of Project CeaseFire, a joint federal, state and local initiative focused upon aggressively prosecuting firearm cases in an effort to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made turning the tide of rising violent crime in America a top priority and reinstituted Project Safe Neighborhoods nationwide. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeanne Howard of the Greenville office handled the case.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sc/pr/greenwood-man-sentenced-90-months-imprisonment-being-felon-possession-firearm-and