U.S. Attorney William R. Keyes announced on July 13 the unsealing of a criminal complaint charging Ackeme Jermane Campbell, a Jamaican citizen and music artist residing in the United States on an O-1B visa, with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person following an incident in Turner County, Georgia.
According to court documents, Campbell, 32, who performs professionally as Chronic Law and resides in Jamaica and Davenport, Florida, is accused of possessing multiple firearms and 92 rounds of ammunition after fleeing deputies at speeds exceeding 120 miles per hour on Nov. 15, 2025. The complaint was filed in the Middle District of Georgia on July 1 and unsealed on July 14.
Campbell was arrested in Miami, Florida, on July 5 and detained without bond at his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Eduardo I. Sanchez in the Southern District of Florida on July 9. He remains in federal custody.
Body camera footage reportedly shows that when officers apprehended Campbell at the end of the pursuit, they discovered “a semiautomatic pistol with one magazine and 12 rounds of ammunition; a semiautomatic pistol with two magazines and 31 rounds of ammunition; a semiautomatic rifle with two magazines and 49 rounds of ammunition; and a gun that was reported stolen from Miami.” The complaint alleges that Campbell admitted to agents that all firearms belonged to him but stated he had not applied for waivers required for non-immigrant visa holders to possess firearms.
The criminal complaint further alleges that “Campbell’s affiliation with a criminal gang and his high risk of flight from the country, coupled with the serious nature of the crime and the number of firearms and ammunition in his possession,” led to his detention without bond by the Court.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America. FBI-Miami, FBI-Atlanta, and Turner County Sheriff’s Office are investigating; Assistant U.S. Attorney Shiante McMahon is prosecuting alongside Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael A. Pasek from Florida.
A criminal complaint is described as merely an allegation; all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.
The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia serves approximately two million residents across seventy counties within central Georgia—including Macon, Albany, Columbus—and prosecutes federal crimes such as drug trafficking while handling civil litigation for the United States over its jurisdiction covering more than twenty-five thousand square miles, according to its official website.