Jefferson County Man Sentenced for Possessing Gun as a Convicted Felon (DOJ)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A Jefferson County man has been sentenced for illegal possession of a firearm, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Catherine L. Crosby.

U.S. District Court Judge Anna M. Manasco sentenced Jerrell Demichael Dunson, 47, of Birmingham, to 30 months in prison. In October, Dunson pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to the plea agreement, on October 10, 2022, an officer with the Birmingham Police Department was dispatched to an apartment complex in Birmingham for a trespass call at a vacant apartment. When the officer arrived, he encountered Dunson at the vacant apartment. The officer asked Dunson for his identifying information so that the officer could write an incident report. Dunson had already left the scene when the officer discovered that he had 14 outstanding misdemeanor warrants. A short time later, the officer arrested Dunson in the Legion Field parking lot. Upon his arrest, Dunson was in possession of a Smith & Wesson .40 caliber pistol.

Dunson is prohibited from possessing a firearm due to prior felony convictions for burglary and robbery.

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.

The ATF investigated the case along with the Birmingham Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kristy M. Peoples prosecuted the case.