MOBILE, AL - A Mobile woman was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
According to court documents, Sheedah Majeedah Carson, 25, was a passenger in a car driven by her codefendant, Michael Campbell, who led police on a chase after refusing to yield for a traffic stop. Campbell eventually drove the car to a parking lot behind a church and ran into a nearby wooded area. Meanwhile, as security footage from the church showed, Carson got out of the passenger seat of the car and dropped a stolen.40-caliber pistol over a nearby fence before police arrived and arrested her. Police also found a.40-caliber magazine in the car, which had a young child in the backseat. Carson had previously been convicted of felony offenses, including chemical endangerment of a child, which made it illegal for her to possess firearms or ammunition under federal law.
Senior United States District Judge William H. Steele ordered Carson to serve a three-year term of supervised release upon her release from prison, during which time she will undergo testing and treatment for substance abuse. The court did not impose a fine, but Judge Steele ordered Carson to pay $100 in special assessments. Campbell’s case is pending in federal court.
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 Mobile Police Department investigated the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Oliver McDonald and Deborah Griffin prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
