Convicted Felon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Birmingham man has been sentenced for illegal possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.

Chief U.S. District Judge Madeline H. Haikala sentenced Cordarius Dejuan Martin Terrell, also known as “Cordarius Dejuan Terrell,” 32, to 180 months in prison. In May 2025, Terrell pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to the plea agreement, on May 13, 2024, officers with the Birmingham Police Department Crime Reduction Task Force were attempting to locate and arrest Terrell in connection with multiple active felony warrants.  Later that day, officers arrested Terrell at a gas station on Graymont Avenue West in Birmingham. Upon his arrest, Terrell was in possession of a .40 Caliber Smith & Wesson pistol.

Terrell is prohibited from possessing a firearm due to multiple prior felony convictions that span from 2018 to 2023 for burglary, theft, and escape offenses.

The ATF investigated the case along with the Birmingham Police Department Crime Reduction Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney W. Lee Gilmer prosecuted the case.