Federal Indictments, Sentencing Announced in Firearms Cases

U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of Georgia issues indictments and sentencing updates.Photo byJack O'RourkeonUnsplash

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia announced today new indictments and sentencing updates in federal firearms cases.

The cases involve felony charges related to illegal firearm possession and drug distribution, according to the department.

“Illegally possessed guns, particularly those converted to automatic fire, are a persistent threat to public safety,” said U.S. Attorney Jill E. Steinberg. “We are committed to working with our law enforcement partners to eliminate these sources of violence in our communities.”

The October indictments include:

• Javon Edwards, 30, of Savannah, charged with Possession of a Machine Gun for a pistol converted to automatic fire with a "Glock switch."
• Travis Sanders, 44, of Savannah, charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.

Other defendants recently adjudicated on federal firearms charges include:

• Laron Thompson, a/k/a "Hollywood," sentenced to 115 months after pleading guilty to a drug conspiracy charge and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. Thompson is part of a larger 2023 Savannah-area drug trafficking conspiracy.
• Jacqueline Christmas, sentenced to 33 months for making a False Statement During the Purchase of a Firearm. Christmas purchased handguns and falsely claimed legal ownership when they were actually bought for her brother-in-law, who faces related federal charges.
• Jakobian Sentell Jones, sentenced to 60 months and fined $1,500 for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and intent to distribute drugs.
• Othnell Christian Ferguson, sentenced to 70 months and fined $1,500 for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.
• Kenyatta Dunn Nero, Jamal Brashad Hawkins, Darnell Harold Miller, Nathan Sparks, Anthony McQuarters, and Christopher Jeramy Blair all await sentencing after pleading guilty to various firearms-related felonies, the department stated.

Notably, all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.