Memphis Man Gets 46 Months for Stolen Goods from Semi-Trailer

A Memphis man is headed to federal prison for possessing stolen goods from a semi-trailer that was burglarized in the city.

Andre Treadwell, 32, of Memphis, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for possessing six DuroMax Dual Fuel generators that were stolen from a semi-trailer parked overnight in Memphis.

According to court documents, on May 5, 2022, around 3:00 A.M., Memphis Police officers were flagged down by a truck driver and his wife who reported that their parked semi-trailer had been burglarized.

The victims told officers that they felt movement in the back of the trailer, and while they were investigating, a shot was fired. The victims reported that at least six DuroMax Dual Fuel generators had been stolen out of the trailer.

Investigators tracked the generators to the residence of Treadwell, where they discovered five of the stolen DuroMax generators, a pair of bolt cutters, a Palmetto State Armory AR-15 rifle, various live rounds of ammunition, and several bottles of Jimador Tequila that were reported stolen from an earlier shipment.

Treadwell pled guilty to possession of the stolen generators as well as possession of a firearm as a convicted felon on January 30, 2024. On May 3, 2024, United States District Judge Thomas L. Parker sentenced Treadwell to 46 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release.

The case was investigated by the Memphis Cargo Theft Task Force, a multi-agency task force formed in 2008 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to focus on cargo and major theft in Shelby County.

The Memphis Police Department provided additional assistance in this case.

United States Attorney Kevin Ritz thanked Assistant United States Attorney Eileen Kuo, who prosecuted this case, as well as law enforcement partners who investigated the case.