A man from Lowndes County, Mississippi, was sentenced to five years in prison for illegal firearm possession. John Alan Glover, Jr., from Columbus, Mississippi, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. He was sentenced to 60 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Glen H. Davidson for being a felon in possession of a firearm and will serve an additional three years of supervised release following his prison term.
In response to the sentencing, U.S. Attorney Clay Joyner emphasized the importance of collaborative efforts with law enforcement to prevent firearms from falling into the hands of criminals. "We will continue to work diligently with our law enforcement partners to keep firearms out of the hands of criminals," Joyner stated.
DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Anessa Daniels-McCaw noted the connection between illegal firearm possession and other criminal activities, such as drug trafficking. "The illegal possession of firearms by convicted felons is often intertwined with other criminal activities, including drug trafficking," said Daniels-McCaw. She highlighted the involvement of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) in the case as a demonstration of their focus on the link between firearms and drug offenses to improve public safety.
The investigation was a collaborative effort involving the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The prosecution was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Clyde McGee.
This case is part of an OCDETF operation, aiming to dismantle high-level criminal organizations that threaten national security through a coordinated approach involving multiple agencies. OCDETF's methodology is based on being prosecutor-led and intelligence-driven.
Additionally, the case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program that seeks to combine efforts from various levels of law enforcement and community members to cut down violent crime and gun violence. The Department's violent crime reduction strategy, strengthened on May 26, 2021, focuses on trust-building within communities, supporting violence prevention initiatives, prioritizing strategic enforcement, and measuring outcomes.