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Date: 08-02-2022
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United States of America v. Edward Tyrone Walker
Case Number: 3:22-cr-00064-DPJ-LGI
Judge: Daniel P. Jordan, III
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (Hinds County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Jackson, Mississippi criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with possession of an unregistered shot-barreled shotgun.
Edward Tyrone Walker, 43, possessed a shotgun which had a barrel of less than 18 inches in length that was not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record. Officers of the Meridian Police Department were conducting an unrelated investigation at a convenience store and discovered evidence showing that Walker had possession of a short-barreled shotgun. Walker was interviewed and admitted to possessing the shotgun. Further investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) revealed that the short-barreled shotgun was not registered. Federal law requires such weapons to be registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.
Walker pleaded guilty to a violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 5861(d) which criminalizes the possession of certain firearms unless they are properly registered. He is scheduled to be sentenced on November 9, 2022, and faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. A federal district judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
The Meridian Police Department and the ATF are investigating the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles W. Kirkham is prosecuting the case.
Outcome: Defendant pleaded guilty.
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