Jackson, Miss – Deviassi Adams, 41, of Jackson, was
sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate to 120 months in
federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for possessing a
firearm as a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Michelle
A. Sutphin, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
On September 10, 2018, just before dawn, the United States
Marshals Service Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force arrived at a home in
the City of Jackson to serve a felony arrest warrant on Adams. During the arrest, task force members
observed two firearms: a pistol on the bed Adams had occupied and an AR-style
rifle protruding from beneath the bed.
In a subsequent interview, Adams confessed to possessing both
firearms. Adams was previously convicted
in Hinds County, Mississippi, of manslaughter, sale of cocaine, perjury,
racketeering and other felony crimes.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Bert Carraway.
This case is part of Project EJECT, an initiative by the
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Mississippi under the U.S.
Department of Justice’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). EJECT is a holistic, multi-disciplinary
approach to fighting and reducing violent crime through prosecution,
prevention, re-entry and awareness.
EJECT stands for "Empower Justice Expel Crime Together." PSN is bringing together all levels of law
enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our
neighborhoods safer for everyone. Former
Attorney General Jeff Sessions reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the
Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S.
Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and
tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective,
locally-based strategies to reduce violent crime.
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