Several individuals have been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to firearms-related charges in separate cases in the Southern District of Georgia, according to a July 29 announcement by U.S. Attorney Margaret E. “Meg” Heap.
Jeremy Nicholas McLloyd, 34, of Douglas, Georgia, received a sentence of 152 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to Possession of Ammunition by a Convicted Felon. McLloyd was found with ammunition during a November 2024 traffic stop in Chatham County.
Charles Edward Collins, 30, of Augusta, was sentenced to 30 months in prison and fined $1,500 with three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Convicted Felon. Collins possessed a Ruger 10/22 rifle and multiple rounds of ammunition during a May 2025 traffic stop conducted by the Georgia State Patrol in Richmond County.
Raymond Gregory Myers, 57, and Iris Candace Young, 62, both from Hephzibah, were each sentenced to 26 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release for Engaging in the Business of Dealing Firearms Without a License. Investigators from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives determined that between June 2021 and March 2023 Myers and Young sold firearms without required federal licensing in Burke County.
Heap said, “The illegal possession or sale of firearms poses a significant risk to the public and will not be tolerated. Working together, our law enforcement partners and the ATF have effectively disrupted the illegal flow of firearms in our community.” There is no parole available under federal law for these offenses; convicted felons are prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives worked alongside Georgia State Patrol and local agencies on these investigations. The cases were prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kelsey L. Scanlon, Joshua Kyle Davis, Henry W. Syms Jr., Tara M. Lyons, and Jennifer J. Kirkland for the United States.
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia prosecutes federal crimes—including those involving firearms—and manages civil litigation for the United States as part of its mission under the Department of Justice; it employs about seventy attorneys and support staff across its Savannah headquarters and Augusta branch office while promoting community safety through initiatives such as Project Safe Neighborhoods, according to its official website.