Date: 02-03-2025

Case Style: United States of America v. Kaderion Stokes

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Judge: Jon P. McCalla

Court: The United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (Shelby County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Memphis

Defendant's Attorney:

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Description:

Memphis, TN criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing 166 Firearms and for Possession of a “Switch”
Memphis Man Sentenced for Stealing 166 Firearms and for Possession of a “Switch”

Kaderion Stokes, 19, was indicted for theft of firearms and possession of a machinegun.

On September 9, 2023, approximately 166 firearms were stolen from a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) business in Atoka, Tennessee. An Atoka Police officer was patrolling the area when he observed a GMC Sierra pick-up truck in the parking lot of the business. As the officer approached the truck, the truck fled at a high rate of speed. Officers discovered that the truck was stolen and had rammed the front of the business crashing into the interior of the store. Several items were taken from the store, including firearms. Stokes was later developed as a suspect. In October 2023, Stokes was arrested by local law enforcement in Memphis on unrelated charges while in possession of two of the stolen firearms from the FFL business.

After a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Stokes, a federal arrest warrant was issued and the United States Marshals Service arrested Stokes at an apartment in Memphis. Stokes was found in possession of a firearm with a machinegun conversion device or a “switch.” Subsequently, the grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging Stokes for possessing the “switch” as well as charges associated with the theft of firearms.

On October 31, 2024, Stokes pled guilty in federal court and on January 29, 2025, Senior United States District Court Judge Jon P. McCalla sentenced Stokes to 87 months of federal imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and the Atoka Police Department. The United States Marshals Service and the Memphis Police Department assisted.

Acting U.S. Attorney Reagan Fondren thanked Assistant United States Attorneys Marques Young and Eileen Kuo, along with Special Assistant United States Attorney Raven Icaza, who prosecuted this case on behalf of the government, as well as the law enforcement partners who investigated it.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 87 months of federal imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release.

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