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Gulfport Man Pleads Guilty to Gun Offense

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Mississippi

Gulfport, Miss. – A Gulfport man pleaded guilty to being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad Byerley of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

According to court documents and information presented to the Court, on October 23, 2021, Booker Timothy Jackson, 45, was stopped for a traffic violation by officers working with the Gulfport Police Department.  Officers searched the vehicle and located suspected methamphetamine, suspected marijuana, cocaine residue, and a 9mm pistol. Jackson was taken into custody and admitted to selling narcotics to support his drug addiction.

On November 6, 2021, Jackson was stopped again.  This time officers found a stolen firearm in his possession. Jackson admitted that he purchased the gun. He also admitted to smoking cocaine multiple times a week.

Jackson is scheduled to be sentenced on May 19, 2022. He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. 

The DEA and Gulfport Police Department investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Buckner is prosecuting the case.

This case is being prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.

Updated February 17, 2022

Topics
Project Safe Neighborhoods
Firearms Offenses