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Laverne Jacobs, 30, Sentenced to 9 Years for Gun Crime
A Charlotte man has been sentenced to 9 years in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – On June 28, 2020, a man called 911 and alerted dispatchers that Laverne Jacobs was in front of his house, threatening to shoot him in the head. The caller reported that he observed Jacobs putting bullets into a firearm. A CMPD officer dispatched to the scene heard gunshots while approaching the victim’s residence and saw Jacobs with a firearm in his hand.
As the officer approached the defendant, he fled the scene and threw the firearm into the woods. CMPD officers apprehended Jacobs and recovered the firearm, which was loaded with one round of ammunition in the chamber. Officers also located two projectile holes in the victim’s residence. At the time of the shooting, there were three individuals inside the home.
The investigation revealed that the firearm had been reported stolen. Jacobs has multiple previous state convictions, including robbery, breaking and entering, selling drugs, and assault on a female, and is prohibited from possessing a firearm.
Laverne Jacobs, 30, of Charlotte, was sentenced to 108 months in prison and three years of supervised release for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
The investigation was handled by ATF and CMPD. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Kelly of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Charlotte prosecuted the case.
Jacobs is in federal custody and will be transferred to the custody of the federal Bureau of Prisons upon designation of a federal facility.
The charges against Jacobs include Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, which is a federal crime.
Defendant/Respondent: Laverne Jacobs
Criminal Charges: Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
City and State: Charlotte, North Carolina
Exact Date: June 28, 2020
Sentence or Outcome: 108 months in prison and three years of supervised release
Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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