"Real Time:" Georgia Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition

Greenville, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Fareed Abdul Jabar, age 33, of Georgia, pled guilty Monday in federal court in Greenville, for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, a violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g). United States District Court Judge J. Michelle Childs of Greenville accepted the plea and will impose sentence after a presentence report is prepared by U.S. Probation.  Jabar faces up to ten years in federal prison.

Evidence presented by the government during the plea established that on March 29, 2017, members of the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office stopped Jabar on I-85 for speeding.  During the traffic stop, a deputy smelled the odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle and conducted a search of the vehicle. During the search, a loaded Glock .40 caliber pistol was located in the center console of the vehicle.  In the rear hatch, GCSO recovered a bag containing a loaded .40 caliber pistol magazine.

Jabar was arrested federally as a part of “Operation Real-Time.”  The goal of this program is to identify individuals for federal prosecution with significant criminal histories who continue to actively possess firearms in the Upstate community. 

In addition to the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Real Time’s core partners include the Greenville Police Department, the Anderson Police Department, the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services, the South Carolina Highway Patrol, United States Probation, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the 13th Circuit Solicitor’s Office and the United States Attorney’s Office. 

Since August of 2015, the initiative has resulted in the expedited federal prosecution of  118 defendants and seizure of approximately 162 firearms as well as assorted ammunition from prohibited persons.

U.S. Attorney Beth Drake commended the partnership between the state and federal agencies that led to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the U.S. Attorney’s Office adopting the case, “We work best when we work together.  This ‘real time’ identification of high risk offenders is smart policing, and we welcome the opportunity to work alongside our state chiefs and sheriffs in taking violent repeat offenders out of our communities.”

The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office along with agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) investigated the case. The case is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Max Cauthen.

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