Federal Jury Finds Knoxville Felon Guilty of Illegally Possessing a Loaded Gun

PITTSBURGH - After deliberating for two hours on Tuesday, July 20 and for less than one hour on Friday, July 21, a federal jury of seven men and five women found Andrew M. Jones guilty of one count of a federal firearms violation, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.

Jones, age 39, was tried before Chief United States District Judge Joy Flowers Conti in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

According to Assistant United States Attorneys Rachael L. Dizard and Katherine A. King, who prosecuted the case, the evidence presented at trial established that, on January 31, 2016, Jones, a convicted felon, knowingly possessed a loaded firearm.

Chief Judge Conti will issue a written order scheduling a dare for sentencing. The law provides for a maximum total sentence of not more than 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed is based on the seriousness of the offense and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.

This case is being prosecuted under Project Safe Neighborhoods, a collaborative effort by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and communities to prevent, deter and prosecute gun crime.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police conducted the investigation that led to the prosecution of Andrew M. Jones.