Mobile Woman Sentenced to Over Two Years Imprisonment for Felon in Possession of Firearm

MOBILE, AL – A woman was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

According to court documents, Pharah Molette, 28, after being convicted of Robbery 2^nd out of the Circuit Court of Mobile County, armed herself with a firearm and discharged two rounds down a residential street on September 19, 2024.  The shooting was captured on video.  After serving a term of 27 months’ imprisonment, Molette will serve three years of supervised release with the United States Probation Office.

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 Tandice Blackwood 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).