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Date: 06-17-2022

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United States of America v. Brandon Keith Jackson, Freddie Green, Anthony Rego Torres, Ervin Deangelo Fields

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Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (Jefferson County)

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Description: Birmingham, Alabama criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with illegal firearms possession.

Four North Alabama men appeared in federal court last week on charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

On Monday, June 6, 2022, Brandon Keith Jackson, 38, was sentenced by Judge Anna Manasco to 15 months for one count being a felon in possession of a firearm. Jackson pleaded guilty to one count in February. Jackson illegally possessed a Taurus 9mm pistol in May 2019.

Freddie Green, 49, Birmingham, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Madeline H. Haikala to 51 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Green pleaded guilty to one count in January. Green illegally possessed a Century Arms rifle in May 2020.

Anthony Rego Torres, 26, Blountsville, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Madeline H. Haikala to 30 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Torres pleaded guilty to two counts in February. Torres illegally possessed a Savage Arms .22 rifle in December 2020 and a Taurus Spectrum .380 caliber pistol and Taurus Ultra-Lite .38 Special Revolver in August 2020.

Ervin Deangelo Fields, 30, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Abdul K. Kallon to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Fields illegally possessed a Smith and Wesson 9 mm pistol in Jefferson County in June 2021 and a Canik 9 mm pistol in January 2021. Fields is scheduled for sentencing on August 17, 2022.

Additionally, six individuals were arraigned in federal court on Thursday, June 9, 2022, on indictments that were handed down by the grand jury in May 2022. These individuals were charged with being felons in possession of firearms.

Jonathan Peter Smith, 44, was charged with illegally possessing a Ruger .38 caliber revolver, and a Ruger 9mm pistol in November 2021 in Calhoun County.

Aaron Elisher Quarles, 31, of Birmingham, was charged with illegally possessing a Smith & Wesson .40 caliber pistol in September 2020 in Jefferson County. Quarles is also charged with possession of a stolen firearm.

Zsaquon Dean Averette, 25, of Madison, was charged with illegally possessing an American Tactical .45 caliber pistol in March 2022 in Jefferson County.

Dexter Sherrod Pearce, 33, of Birmingham, was charged with illegally possessing a 9mm, Glock 17 handgun in February 2022 in Jefferson County.

Donald Joseph Boteler, Jr, 47, of Odenville, was charged with illegally possessing a Diamondback 9mm pistol in December 2021 in St. Clair County.

Allquan Cortex Patton, 37, of Tuscaloosa, was charged with illegally possessing a Glock 9mm pistol in February 2022 and a Sig Sauer 9mm pistol in March 2022 in Tuscaloosa County.

Also in May 2022, a federal grand jury indicted the following individuals with being felons in possession of firearms.

Anthony James Perkins, 29, of Arab, was charged with illegally possessing an American Tactical, Omni Hybrid, .223/.556 caliber pistol in January 2022 in Cullman County.

Scottie Ray Guffey, 56, of Fyffe, was charged with illegally possessing an a FIE Model Tex 22 caliber revolver, and a High Standard Model Sport King Carbine A102 22 caliber in January 2020 in DeKalb County.

Antonia Dynell Bates, 31, of Tuscaloosa, was charged with illegally possessing a Glock .40 caliber pistol and a Canik 9mm pistol in November 2021 and a Glock .40 caliber pistol in May 2022 in Tuscaloosa County.

Joseph Salter Reaves, 57, of Decatur, was charged with illegally possessing a Beretta 9mm pistol, a Remington .22 caliber rifle model 34, a J. Stevens Arms Company 12-gauge double-barrel side by side shotgun model 315, and approximately 80 rounds of Speer 9 mm ammunition in December 2021 in Madison County.

David Randall Holder, Jr., 37, was charged with illegally possessing a J.P. Sauer and Sohn .357 caliber revolver, a Glock .40 caliber semiautomatic pistol, a Sarsilmaz 9mm semiautomatic pistol, a Heckler and Koch .45 caliber semiautomatic pistol, a Canik 9mm semiautomatic pistol, a Ruger .380 caliber rifle, a CBC .22 caliber rifle, a Remington .410 caliber shotgun, a Remington .28 caliber rifle, and a Keystone Sporting Arms .22 caliber rifle in December 2020 in Jackson County. Holder is also charged with theft of firearms from a licensed firearms dealer, Mark Anthony Dover d/b/a The Pawn Shop, in December 2020.

"These sentences and indictments for illegal firearms possession should be a lesson for every person who is prohibited due to a previous felony conviction or other circumstance,” said United States Attorney Escalona. “If you have been convicted of a felony or are a domestic abuser, you are prohibited by federal law from having a firearm, as well as ammunition. If you have been previously convicted of a felony and don’t want to end up in federal prison, stay away from all guns and ammunition,” recommended Escalona.

Federal firearms restrictions found in 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) include prohibitions on the right to possess firearms by people who have been previously convicted of a felony, have been convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence, are subject to a domestic protection from abuse order, are drug users/addicts, are undocumented noncitizens, or are fugitives from justice, among other restricted groups of people.

Outcome: An indictment contains only charges. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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