Convicted Felon From New Bedford Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearm and Ammunition in Elementary School Parking Lot

BOSTON - A New Bedford man pleaded guilty on Aug. 26, 2026 in federal court in Boston to possessing a firearm and ammunition on the grounds of the Charles G. Taylor Elementary School in Foxborough, Mass.

Jameel Clark-White, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and one count of possessing a firearm in a school zone. U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley scheduled sentencing for Dec. 11, 2026. Clark-White was indicted by a federal grand jury in September 2025.

At the plea hearing, Clark-White admitted that he traveled from New Bedford to Foxborough on the morning of June 12, 2025, to attend a school function. Prior to the function, Clark-White was involved in a collision with another vehicle in the school's parking lot. Before police arrived to investigate the crash, Clark-White tossed a .45 caliber Glock pistol equipped with a machinegun conversion device, as well as two additional loaded magazines, underneath two parked cars in the school's parking lot. Clark-White fled the scene minutes later and was not apprehended until July 22, 2025. Clark-White was prohibited from possessing firearms due to prior felony convictions.

The charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition provides for a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. The charge of possessing a firearm in a school zone provides for a sentence of up to five years in prison, up to one year of supervised release and a fine of up to $100,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Thomas Greco, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division made the announcement. Valuable assistance was provided by the Foxborough Police Department and the United States Marshals Service. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Cutshall of the Organized Crime & Gang Unit is prosecuting the case.