Jackson, Miss. – A Meridian man was sentenced to 60 months in prison for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
According to court records, on August 10, 2019, Reginald D’Mond Kelly, 44, was arrested by officers of the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office for pending charges related to the sale of narcotics. During the course of the arrest, Kelly’s vehicle was searched, and the officers found methamphetamine and a 9mm caliber handgun in the vehicle’s trunk.
Kelly pled guilty on September 14, 2021, to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office and the ATF investigated the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles W. Kirkham prosecuted the case.
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