Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Jeremey Dewayne Faulk, 30, of Myrtle Beach, was sentenced in federal court in Florence, South Carolina, for felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). United States District Judge R. Bryan Harwell, of Florence, sentenced Faulk to 84 months in prison followed by a three-year term of supervised released.
Evidence presented at the change of plea on Nov. 29, 2016, and the sentencing hearing, established that on February 7, 2016, officers with the Horry County Police Department initiated a traffic stop in Longs, South Carolina, on a vehicle driven by Faulk. A subsequent search of the vehicle, led to the seizure of a.380 caliber pistol, 71 rounds of ammunition and a small amount of marijuana. Faulk later admitted that the firearm was his. Faulk was prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition due to previous felony convictions.
The case was investigated by ATF and the Horry County Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Christopher D. Taylor of the Florence office prosecuted the case. ##
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
