Mobile Man Sentenced to 18 months for Felon in Possession of a Firearm

MOBILE, AL - A Mobile man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

According to court documents, on August 18, 2024, Mobile Police Department responded to a local hotel in reference to a shooting. Reginald Thompson, 50, fired rounds into the wall in the bathroom area, claiming someone was breaking in. Surveillance footage showed that no one was near the room Thompson was occupying prior to law enforcement's arrival. Thompson admitted to possessing the firearm. Thompson has several prior felony convictions and is prohibited from possessing a firearm.

Thompson was ordered to a 3-year supervised release term upon release from incarceration and must pay a $100 special assessment.

U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama made the announcement.

Mobile Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Tandice H. Blackwood prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).