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Date: 08-20-2024
Case Style:
United States of America v. Donterio Nickson; Jahleo Pugh; Kemontay Smith; Markeias Thompson; Keyonte Howard
Case Number: 7:24-cr-00079
Judge: Annemarie Carney Axon
Court: The United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (Jefferson County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Birmingham
Defendant's Attorney:
Description:
Birmingham, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Glock Switches and Other Gun Crimes
Five Individuals Sentenced for Possession of Glock Switches and Other Gun Crimes
Five individuals have been sentenced for possession of “Glock switches” and other gun crimes in the City of Tuscaloosa and surrounding areas, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson.
These sentences are the result of collaborative efforts by the ATF, Tuscaloosa Police Department, Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, and Tuscaloosa District Attorney’s Office to identify and focus enforcement on individuals who illegally possess “Glock switches” and firearms in the Northern District of Alabama.
The cases are part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department of Justice launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results
Outcome:
Defendants were found guilty and sentenced as follows
Donterio Nickson was sentenced to 57 months in prison.
Jahleo Pugh was sentenced to 20 months in prison.
Kemontay Smith was sentenced to 24 months in prison.
Markeias Thompson was sentenced to 24 months in prison.
Keyonte Howard received 36 months’ probation.
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