MOBILE, AL - A Jackson man was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for being a felon in possession of ammunition.
According to court documents, Matthew Shannon Hartley, 39, was arrested in January 2018 following the execution of a search warrant at his residence in Jackson, Alabama. During the search of Hartley’s residence, police recovered several rounds of.22-caliber ammunition, 12-gauge shotgun shells, and an empty 9mm handgun magazine. A trained drug-detection dog also alerted for the presence of drugs during the search, though police did not recover any drugs. During a post-Miranda interview, Hartley admitted that he had purchased the ammunition and had hidden some of it behind a dryer because he knew he was a convicted felon who could not legally possess it. At the time of the offense, Hartley had multiple felony convictions for drug and theft-related crimes.
Senior United States District Court Judge William H. Steele ordered Hartley to serve a three-year term of supervised release upon his release from prison, during which time he will undergo testing and treatment for substance abuse. The court did not impose a fine, but Judge Steele ordered Hartley to pay $100 in special assessments.
U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama made the announcement.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Jackson Police Department investigated the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Roller prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
