Jackson, Miss - Roderick Sutton, 29, of Jackson, pled guilty in U.S. District Court today to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis.
On April 6, 2011, Sutton was driving a vehicle that was pulled over by Jackson Police Officers for a traffic violation. The officers questioned Sutton who told them there was a gun in the vehicle and that he was a convicted felon. The officers found the gun, and Sutton was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Sutton had been previously convicted of multiple drug offenses.
Sutton will be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate on November 6, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. and faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000.00 fine. This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Jackson Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst is prosecuting the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
