Tag: Firearms
Jacques Lamar Hill, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Georgia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Two convicted felons, Jacques Lamar Hill and Porterfield Stokes, were caught illegally possessing firearms in South Georgia, despite being on state parole. Hill, 27, of Thomasville, and Stokes, 69, of Valdosta, were sentenced on March 25 for their crimes. The duo pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm…
Donell Barthelemey and Michael Brooks, Machine Gun Possession, New York 2023
New Orleans is no stranger to gun violence and drug dealing, but the case of Donell Barthelemey and Michael Brooks takes the heat up a notch. Federal agents raided a location in the city on August 13, 2025, and uncovered a dangerous cocktail: narcotics and enough firepower to turn a street corner into a warzone.…
Derrick Thomas Martin, Dumped Narcotics and Loaded Handgun, Washington 2023
A Southeast D.C. man is facing a long stretch behind bars after a desperate attempt to ditch a cache of narcotics and a loaded handgun out his apartment window last fall. Derrick Thomas Martin, 33, was convicted yesterday following a federal trial, a victory for the city battling a rising tide of fentanyl and gun…
James Edward Sweat, Narcotics Operation and Firearms Stockpiling, North Carolina 2023
Norfolk, VA – James Edward Sweat, 40, is facing a potential life sentence after a federal jury convicted him yesterday of running a narcotics operation and illegally stockpiling firearms. The raid on Sweat’s Norfolk residence on December 18th wasn’t a simple drug bust; it exposed a fully-fledged drug manufacturing and distribution hub coupled with a…
Erin Alonzo, Fentanyl and Fully Automatic Firepower Trafficking, Louisiana 2023
New Orleans is no stranger to violence, but the haul federal agents uncovered last December ratchets up the danger level. Erin Alonzo, 28, is facing a potential life sentence after a raid on his property revealed a sickening combination of deadly narcotics and illegally modified firearms. The bust isn’t just about street-level dealing; it points…
Kristain Harris, Methamphetamine Trafficking, California 2023
Peoria, IL – Kristain Harris, 30, of Memphis, Tennessee, will spend the next ten years in a federal prison cell after being convicted of flooding Central Illinois with nearly 600 grams of high-purity methamphetamine and illegally supplying a handgun. The case, a months-long investigation dubbed an undercover operation, culminated in Harris’s sentencing this past Monday,…
James Edward Sweat, Operating Significant Drug Trafficking Ring, Virginia 2023
Norfolk, VA – James Edward Sweat, 40, is facing a potential life sentence after a federal jury convicted him yesterday of running a significant drug operation and illegally possessing firearms. The raid on Sweat’s Norfolk home on December 18th, 2025, wasn’t a simple drug bust; it uncovered a meticulously planned operation geared toward flooding the…
Jason Roon, Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking, Tennessee 2023
Las Vegas – Jason Roon, a California transplant with a rap sheet as long as the Strip, is headed to federal prison for 11 years. The sentence, handed down Monday by Judge Richard Boulware, comes after Roon pleaded guilty to trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl, and possessing illegal firearms – including a untraceable “ghost gun.” The…
John Angel Sanchez, Methamphetamine Possession, California 2023
Fresno, CA – John Angel Sanchez, 56, is staring down the barrel of a potential life sentence after a raid on January 15, 2026, turned up nearly two pounds of high-purity methamphetamine and three illegally possessed firearms. The bust, a joint operation between Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies and the FBI, landed Sanchez back in the…
Renell Nathaniel Cooper, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Alabama 2023
Jefferson County is no stranger to hard cases, but Renell Nathaniel Cooper, 32, is shaping up to be a particularly nasty one. The feds dropped a four-count indictment on Cooper this week, alleging he was peddling methamphetamine and illegally stashing firearms – a dangerous combination in a region already grappling with the opioid crisis. This…
