McKees Rocks Felon Sentenced to Prison for Possession of Firearm

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 27 months of incarceration, to be followed by three years of supervised release, on his conviction of violating federal firearm laws, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.

United States District Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand imposed the sentence on Jamar Everett, 21.

According to information presented to the Court, in April 2025, FBI executed a search warrant at Everett's residence and recovered a chambered Glock pistol equipped with a loaded 30-round magazine. Everett has previously been convicted of several felonies, including two separate convictions for carrying firearms without a license, on each of which Everett was sentenced in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas to two years of probation. Federal law prohibits possession of a firearm or ammunition by a convicted felon.

Assistant United States Attorneys Douglas C. Maloney and Kelly M. Locher prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

United States Attorney Rivetti commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Stowe Township Police Department, McKees Rocks Police Department, and Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Everett.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.