Defendant Convicted Of Felon In Possession

United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama announces today that Janice Ford Green of Marion, Alabama was convicted by a federal jury of possession of a firearm by a felon. Green was indicted for knowingly possessing a 7mm magnum rifle as a convicted felon and firing it at law enforcement officials on or about April 17, 2013 in Marion, Alabama in the Southern District of Alabama, Northern Division. The statutory maximum penalty provided by law is 10 years imprisonment. Sentencing is set for January 8, 2014.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in cooperation with the Alabama Attorney General’s Office and the Alabama Bureau of Investigation. The case was prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Sinan Kalayoglu, Assistant United States Attorney Greg Bordenkircher, and Assistant United States Attorney Maria Murphy for the United States Attorney’s Office in Mobile, Alabama.