Albuquerque Felon Sentenced to Prison for Unlawfully Possessing Firearms and Ammunition
ALBUQUERQUE – Jarvis Johnson, 28, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 70 months in prison for being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. Johnson will be on supervised release for three years following his term of imprisonment.
Johnson was arrested on Dec. 16, 2015, on a five-count indictment charging him with unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition on June 1, 2015, June 2, 2015, and Sept. 16, 2015, and distributing methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana on June 2, 2015. According to the indictment, Johnson was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition because of his prior felony conviction for distribution of methamphetamine.
On Jan. 20, 2017, Johnson pled guilty to a felony information charging him with being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. In entering the guilty plea, Johnson admitted that on Sept. 16, 2015, in Bernalillo County, N.M., he sold three firearms and multiple rounds of ammunition to an undercover law enforcement agent. Johnson acknowledged being prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition because of his prior felony conviction.
This case was investigated by the Albuquerque office of the FBI and the Las Cruces Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Shana B. Long prosecuted the case.