Jefferson County felon charged with federal firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas

BEAUMONT, Texas - A Beaumont felon has been indicted in the Eastern District of Texas and charged with a federal firearms violation, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.

Jared Cole Stephenson, 41, was indicted by a federal grand jury last week and charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Stephenson appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Christine L. Stetson on June 8, 2026.

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, to achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and to protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

This case is being investigated by the Jasper Police Department, the Jasper County Sheriff's Office, and the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Russell James.

A federal indictment or complaint is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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