Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Neko Andre Tisdale, age 33, of North Charleston, South Carolina, was sentenced today in federal court in Charleston, South Carolina, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. United States District Judge Richard M. Gergel of Charleston sentenced Tisdale to ten years imprisonment, to be followed by two years’ supervised release.
Evidence presented at the change of plea and sentencing hearings established that Tisdale was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by City of Charleston Police Department officers on June 12, 2014. After officers smelled the odor of burnt marijuana coming from the vehicle, they search the vehicle and found a Bersa Firestorm pistol under a child seat. Tisdale admitted that the firearm belonged to him. Tisdale was later arrested by City of Charleston Police on Jan. 31, 2015, with another firearm by City of Charleston Police on Jan. 31, 2015, days after being released on bond from his June 12, 2014, arrest.
The case was investigated by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF") and the City of Charleston Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Nick Bianchi of the Charleston office prosecuted the case. ##
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
