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Date: 08-24-2021
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Case Number: 2:19-cr-00005-JRG-CRW
Judge: J. Ronnie Greer
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (Greene County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Greenville, TN: Felon in possession of a firearm criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant Harold Vernon Smith, currently of Bulls Gap, Tennessee, was indicted for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition in violation of U.S.C. §92(g)(1).
On May 11, 2018, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation related to Leaving the Scene of an Accident with Personal Injury. Witnesses described the vehicle involved, and, a short time later, a Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office deputy saw a car matching the description in a nearby area. After a pursuit, law enforcement located the car, which was abandoned. The investigation identified Smith as the suspect. On May 13, 2018, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office charged Smith with filing a false report related to the May 11, 2018, incident. On June 21, 2018, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office and the Third Judicial Drug and Violent Crime Task Force arrested Smith in a wooded area on Sunrise Church Road, near Interstate 81 and Highway 11E/W, off Andrew Johnson Highway. At the time of his arrest, Smith was armed with a loaded revolver. A bag that he owned was located nearby and contained his personal items as well as a box of ammunition for the revolver.
Smith was determined to be an Armed Career Criminal, subject to a mandatory minimum of 180 months, up to life imprisonment. Smith was sentenced to 235 months in prison followed by three years on supervised release.
The criminal indictment was the result of an investigation by the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, the Third Judicial Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. This investigation was led by ATF Special Agent Bryan Williams.
Assistant United States Attorneys B. Todd Martin and Emily Swecker represented the United States.
18:922G.F - UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, ETC.
(1ss-2ss)
Outcome: ernon Smith (1), Count(s) 1-2, 1s-2s, Superseded; Count(s) 1ss-2ss, 235 months imprisonment to run concurrently on each count for a total of 235 months imprisonment, three (3) years supervised release as to each count to run concurrently for a total of three (3) years supervised release, $200.00 assessment. JUDGMENT TO ENTER. (Court Reporter Karen Bradley)Defendant Remanded to Custody. (KSH) (Entered: 08/24/2021)
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