Brookhaven Man Sentenced to 40 Months for being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

JACKSON, MS – A Brookhaven man was sentenced on September 3, 2026, to 40 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm in Lincoln County.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Anthony Marquiss Jones, 26, was found possessing a firearm by Brookhaven Police Department on February 3, 2024, in a motel room while being arrested on a warrant from the Mississippi Department of Corrections for absconding supervision.

U.S. Attorney J.E. Baxter Kruger of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Joshua Jackson of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) made the announcement.

The ATF and Brookhaven Police Department investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Bert Carraway prosecuted the case.

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