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Greenville Man Pleads Guilty to Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition
Joshua Matthew Garrett, a 26-year-old Greenville man, has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition in federal court. The conviction stems from an incident on November 15, 2016, when Garrett was found with a loaded handgun in his vehicle.
Garrett had previously been convicted of a crime for which he could have received more than a year in prison and had not received a pardon or had his rights restored to possess firearms or ammunition. He faces a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Garrett was arrested as part of ‘Operation Real-Time,’ a program aimed at identifying individuals with significant criminal histories who continue to actively possess firearms in the Upstate community. The initiative has resulted in the expedited federal prosecution of some 90 defendants and seizure of approximately 110 firearms as well as assorted ammunition from prohibited persons.
U.S. Attorney Beth Drake commended the partnership between state and federal agencies that led to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the U.S. Attorney’s Office adopting the case. ‘We work best when we work together. This ‘real time’ identification of high-risk offenders is smart policing, and we welcome the opportunity to work alongside our state chiefs and sheriffs in taking violent repeat offenders out of our communities,’ Drake said.
The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office along with agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) investigated the case. The case is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Max Cauthen in the Greenville U.S. Attorney’s Office. Garrett’s sentencing is pending and will be imposed after the U.S. Probation Office has prepared a presentence report.
For more information, contact Max Cauthen, II, at (864) 282-2100.
Key Facts
- State: South Carolina
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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