Hattiesburg, Miss. – Kendrick D. Holder, Jr., 27, of
Lumberton, MS, was sentenced March 13, 2018, to a term of 30 months in the
Bureau of Prisons, ordered to pay a fine of $3,000, and was further ordered to
pay a special assessment of $100. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District
Judge Keith Starrett, for the crime of Attempting to Carry a Weapon On Board an
Aircraft, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst. Holder previously pleaded guilty
to the offense on December 19, 2017.
On May 6, 2016, Kendrick Holder was Stopped While attempting
to board flight 2865 from Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional airport to Dallas/Fort
Worth. Within his carry-on bag was loaded Smith and Wesson 40-caliber firearm.
This conduct violated Title 49 Section 4605(b)(1) United States Code.
The case was investigated by the FBI’s Southeast Mississippi
Safe Streets Task Force in Hattiesburg, which is made up of special agents from
the FBI and law enforcement officer from the Office of the Mississippi State
Auditor, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics and Hattiesburg Police Department,
with assistance from the Jones County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States
Attorney Jay Golden was the prosecutor for the case.
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