A St. Mary’s County man was sentenced on Mar. 27 to 30 months in federal prison for possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland.
Jerod Adam Taylor, age 40, of Lexington Park, Maryland, will also serve three years of supervised release following his prison term. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang.
According to court documents, officers responded to an incident at Taylor’s residence on November 7, 2024. An owner of the house allowed law enforcement inside and informed them that Taylor lived in the basement. Taylor later confirmed he had resided there for more than three years. During a search of his living area, officers found at least ten firearms in his possession despite his status as a convicted felon prohibiting him from owning guns or ammunition.
Law enforcement also discovered additional items including sixty-nine privately made firearms, over one thousand rounds of various caliber ammunition, dozens of machinegun conversion devices, two 3D printers, body armor and gun-manufacturing tools.
The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which brings together law enforcement agencies and communities with the goal of reducing violent crime and gun violence nationwide.
U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes commended both the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office for their work on this investigation and thanked Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christopher Sarma and Caroline A. Schechinger who prosecuted the case.
