Gulfport Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm
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Gulfport, Miss – Fabeon Ah’Keem Minor, 19, of Gulfport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to 8 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Dana Nichols with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Minor was ordered to spend 8 months in a halfway house following release from the Bureau of Prisons. He was also ordered to pay a $5,000 fine.Â
The case began with the Gulfport Police Department searching a home where Minor was residing, finding two firearms and a stack of cash in the closet of Minor’s room. A loaded revolver with the serial number obliterated was found under Minor’s mattress. In another bedroom, police found distribution amounts of marijuana and five more firearms, including a loaded MK-99 7.62 caliber rifle under the mattress.
U.S. Attorney Hurst commended the work conducted by agents of the ATF and officers of the Gulfport Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Annette Williams.
Department of Justice
Office of the U.S. Attorney
Southern District of Mississippi
Source: Justice.gov