Jevonte Kendrell Davis, Firearm Trafficking, Alabama 2021

Birmingham, AL – In a shocking turn of events, two men have been arrested on federal firearm charges in a case that has left authorities reeling. According to a two-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court, Jevonte Kendrell Davis, 28, of Cottondale, and Tyrese Perry, 25, of New Haven, Connecticut, have been charged with engaging in the business of selling firearms without a license and making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm.

The indictment alleges that between April 2021 and September 2021, Davis and Perry purchased multiple handguns from a licensed firearms dealer located in Tuscaloosa County by means of straw-purchase transactions. In these transactions, Davis falsely represented himself to be the buyer of the guns.

Davis is charged with engaging in the business of selling firearms without a license and making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm. Perry is charged with making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm.

The maximum penalty for giving a false statement during the purchase of a firearm is 10 years in prison. The maximum penalty for engaging in the business of selling firearms without a license is five years in prison.

The case is a part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the federal government’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them.

The ATF investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brittney Plyler is prosecuting the case.

Jevonte Kendrell Davis, 28, of Cottondale, is the defendant in this case. He is charged with engaging in the business of selling firearms without a license and making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm.

The maximum penalty for this crime is five years in prison. There is no sentence or outcome listed in the source.

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