Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to 30 Months for Possessing Firearm

MOBILE, AL – On November 7, 2025, a Mobile man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.

According to court documents, Anthony Maurice Parker, 29, was sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment at the Bureau of Prisons with 3 years of supervised release to follow.  On June 3, 2025, officers with the Bay Minette Police Department encountered Parker’s vehicle stopped in the roadway, running and in drive, with Parker asleep behind the wheel.  Parker was in possession of a firearm despite being a prohibited person due to prior convictions for Robbery 1^st and Certain Persons Forbidden to Possess a Firearm out of Mobile County.  As part of his sentence, Parker was also ordered to be imprisoned at an institution where a substance abuse treatment program is available.

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

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, along with the Bay Minette Police Department, investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Tandice H. 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).