Tuscaloosa Man Sentenced for Possessing Gun as a Convicted Felon

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

U.S. District Court Judge Anna M. Manasco sentenced Raymone Eugene Tabb, 33, to 22 months in prison. In April, Tabb pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to the plea agreement, in June 2024, officers with the Tuscaloosa Police Department were dispatched to an apartment complex in Tuscaloosa for a trespass call. Officers arrived and observed Tabb walking away from the apartment complex. As officers approached Tabb, he fled on foot. Tabb was apprehended after a short pursuit, and officers recovered a loaded firearm from Tabb’s waistband.      

The ATF investigated the case along with the Tuscaloosa Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kristy M. Peoples prosecuted the case.