Tag: Savannah
Robert Lee Jones, Machinegun Possession, Georgia 2026
⏱ 2 min read A sweep of indictments in Southern Georgia has caught multiple defendants in its net, all charged with firearms offenses and immigration violations. The defendants, including Robert Lee Jones, Steven Allan Darby, and Luis Alvarado-Pavedes, are facing serious time – up to 15 years in prison – and significant fines for their…
Maurice Williams, Machinegun and Drug Trafficking, Georgia 2023
⏱ 2 min read Maurice Williams, a 23-year-old Savannah man, has been sentenced to more than 35 years in prison for his role in a machinegun and drug trafficking operation. Williams, also known as ‘Bando,’ was convicted of multiple counts of firearm and drug-related crimes, including possession of a machinegun and intent to distribute oxycodone…
Jamel Adams, Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl, Georgia 2024
⏱ 2 min read In a brazen attempt to flee from justice, Jamel Adams, a 42-year-old Savannah man, was caught by police in December 2024 with a stash of methamphetamine and fentanyl, as well as a loaded pistol. The traffic stop turned drug bust led to Adams’s downfall, as he pleaded guilty to Possession with…
Eric Lowe, Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Georgia 2023
⏱ 2 min read Three men from Georgia have been sentenced to prison for firearms and drug-related crimes in separate cases. Eric Lowe, 45, of Dublin, was found with a Taurus .38 caliber pistol and methamphetamine during a traffic stop in February 2023. Tykez Elijahwun Davis, 30, also of Dublin, was caught with a Rossi…
Olicer Elio Morales-Roblero, Illegal Re-entry after Removal or Deportation, Georgia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Three men, all in the United States illegally, were sentenced in federal court in Southern Georgia for re-entering the country after being deported. Olicer Elio Morales-Roblero, 34, of Guatemala, Ernesto Campistrano-Hernandez, 37, of Mexico, and Cruz Marroquin-Najera, 29, of Guatemala, all pleaded guilty to Illegal Re-entry after Removal or Deportation. The…
Alan Castro-Hernandez, Shooting, Georgia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Alan Castro-Hernandez, a 27-year-old illegal alien, has been sentenced to 160 months in prison for possessing a firearm and shooting someone at the Emperors Gentlemen’s Club in Chatham County, Georgia, in March 2025. Castro-Hernandez, of Garden City, pleaded guilty to two counts of being an Illegal Alien in Possession of a…
Aguelio Lemos Hernandez, Illegal Re-entry, Georgia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Five men, all illegally in the United States, were sentenced in federal court in the Southern District of Georgia for re-entering the country after being previously deported. The men, from Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico, were identified during traffic stops in Chatham and Atkinson counties between January and April 2026. They pleaded…
Dequatte Tucker, Drug Trafficking, Georgia 2026
⏱ 2 min read A large-scale drug trafficking operation in southern Georgia has resulted in prison time for three defendants and convictions for 33 others. The operation, which spanned several communities, including Douglas, Georgia, involved the import and distribution of large amounts of illegal drugs. The conspiracy was directed from inside Georgia state prisons using…
Averelle Baker, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Georgia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Four convicted felons, Averelle Baker, Miguel Antonio Davis, Jameze D. Moore, and Timetrius Neal, have been indicted in the Southern District of Georgia for possessing firearms. The indictments, announced by U.S. Attorney Margaret E. Heap, stem from investigations by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Federal Bureau…
Wei Gong, Importation of Controlled Substances, Georgia 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Chinese national, Wei Gong, also known as ‘David Gong’, has been arrested in China for his role in a massive drug importation scheme that brought hundreds of kilograms of controlled substances into the United States through the Port of Savannah, Georgia. The 45-year-old Tianjin resident was taken into custody by…
