Prim F. Escalona, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama
Prim F. Escalona, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama
A Birmingham man has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.
Jua’Ques Antonio Mitchell, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge R. David Proctor after pleading guilty in April to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
The plea agreement states that on May 17, 2024, Birmingham Police Department officers observed several people sitting on top of a vehicle and rolling what appeared to be a marijuana blunt. Mitchell was identified as the driver of the vehicle. During the encounter, officers recovered a Glock 23 .40 caliber pistol fitted with a machine gun-conversion device known as a “Glock switch,” along with a loaded magazine. The firearm had previously been reported stolen in Bessemer, Alabama on October 15, 2023.
Mitchell was arrested at the scene due to an outstanding warrant related to probation violations stemming from his 2021 attempted murder conviction in Jefferson County.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case alongside the Birmingham Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin A. Keown, Sr., prosecuted the case.
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