Two Fayetteville Men Indicted on Felon in Possession of a Firearm

RALEIGH – Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that a federal grand jury in Raleigh has returned indictments charging Miguel marquis hutchinson, age 33, of Fayetteville, with Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime and Possession with Intent to Distribute a Quantity of Marijuana and Jeremy jamar tumbling, age 30, also of Fayetteville, with Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

A Fayetteville Police Officer stopped HUTCHINSON, who has a prior felony conviction for 2nd degree murder.  A narcotics K-9 alerted to the presence of narcotics within HUTCHINSON’s vehicle and a search resulted in the discovery of 22.8 grams of marijuana inside the center console, baggies, and a digital scale. Further search revealed a black 9mm Taurus semiautomatic pistol from under the driver’s seat on the right side pinned against the center console.

If convicted, HUTCHINSON would face maximum penalties of 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.   

TUMBLING, who has a prior felony conviction for possession of a stolen firearm, was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by Fort Bragg Military Police for speeding.  Upon approaching the vehicle, the officer smelled a strong odor of marijuana.  A vehicle search resulted in the discovery of a Taurus 9 mm pistol on the passenger’s side floorboard.  A further search of the vehicle, led to the recovery and seizure of another pistol on the driver’s side floorboard, marijuana, an AK-47 assault rifle in the trunk, and approximately $17,000 in U.S. Currency.

If convicted, TUMBLING would face maximum penalties of 10 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

The charges and allegations contained in the indictments are merely accusations.  The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. 

Homeland Security Investigations, the Fort Bragg Provost Marshal’s Office and the Fayetteville Police Department are investigating the cases.