Sean P. Costello U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama
Ladarius Cannon, a resident of Mobile, Alabama, has been sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for illegal firearm possession as a convicted felon. The sentence was handed down by United States District Judge Callie V.S. Granade.
The incident leading to the conviction occurred in April 2023 when Mobile Police Department officers responded to a domestic violence call. According to court documents, Cannon was reported to be in a home with his adult granddaughter and a firearm. An occupant witnessed him discharging the weapon inside the house, resulting in damage documented through photographs. Three casings were collected during the investigation.
Neighbors from the same street reported seeing Cannon on their security camera holding a firearm to a female at their front door. In the footage, he is heard saying “don’t run from me.” Upon police arrival, Cannon was taken into custody and the firearm was recovered near his vehicle.
Cannon has eight prior felony convictions, including several violent crimes, and was on probation for shooting into an occupied building at the time of this offense. As part of his sentencing, Judge Granade also imposed a three-year term of supervised release following his incarceration. The federal sentence will run consecutively to a 15-year state probation revocation sentence he is currently serving.
The case was investigated by the Mobile Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Assistant United States Attorney Beth Stepan prosecuted on behalf of the United States.
This case is linked to Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), an initiative aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence through collaboration between law enforcement agencies and communities. The program emphasizes trust-building within communities, support for community-based violence prevention organizations, strategic enforcement priorities, and outcome measurement.
