Portland Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms Offenses

BANGOR, Maine: A Portland man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to two firearms-related offenses.

According to court records, in April 2025, Jeissey Khamis, 19, made false statements to a federal firearms licensee in Charleston, Maine, in connection with his attempted purchase of a Glock pistol. Khamis's false statements concerned his identity, age, and place of birth. Later the same month, Khamis was found in possession of a different pistol that he knew had been stolen from the same licensee. Investigators seized the gun while executing a state search warrant at Khamis's college dormitory room in Windham.

Khamis faces up to five years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and up to three years of supervised release on the false statement charge. He faces up to 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and up to three years of supervised release on the stolen firearm charge. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigative report by the U.S. Probation Office. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case with assistance from the South Portland and Portland police departments.