Mobile Felon Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm During a Botched Home Invasion

MOBILE, AL – A Mobile man was sentenced to 60 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon during a deadly botched home invasion.

According to court documents, Okoye Jabrayll Day, 23, was arrested by Mobile Police Department officers who had responded to a call regarding a home invasion in progress at an apartment complex on April 16, 2024. During that 911 call, the victim reported that several individuals were attempting to break into his apartment and said that he had shot at the armed intruders before locking himself in his bathroom. Another resident of the complex called 911 to report hearing several gunshots and said that she had seen Day, who was in a wheelchair, fleeing the scene of the attempted burglary with a gun in his hand.

When police arrived on-scene, they saw one of the suspected burglars lying dead on the ground from a gunshot wound outside the victim’s apartment. The doorjamb of the victim’s apartment had severe damage from the intruders kicking in the door, which was off its hinges. The apartment had several bullet hole defects in its walls and ceiling. After clearing the apartment, officers found Day and arrested him in the next building over. Day had thrown a loaded Glock .45 caliber pistol into nearby bushes. Ring doorbell camera video from the apartment complex showed Day, the deceased suspect, and two other unidentified males beating on the door of the victim’s apartment.

In an interview with police following his arrest, Day admitted that he had a gun “for [his] protection” because he previously had been shot and paralyzed. Day further admitted that he threw the gun into the bushes because he was “on paper” for prior convictions and was still supervised. At the time Day possessed the Glock pistol, he had prior felony convictions for first-degree receiving stolen property and discharging a gun into an occupied building. Those felony convictions made Day’s possession of the Glock pistol illegal under federal law.

In addition to the 60-month prison sentence, United States District Judge Terry F. Moorer ordered Day to serve a three-year term of supervised release upon his release from prison, during which time he will receive mental health evaluation and treatment. The court did not impose a fine, but Judge Moorer ordered Day to pay $100 in special assessments and forfeited Day’s pistol and ammunition to the United States.

U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama made the announcement.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Mobile Police Department investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Roller prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).