最高面临15年监禁：佐治亚州重罪犯Jonathan Deon Morehead在Tallahassee持枪被联邦陪审团定罪，2027年1月28日量刑
Tallahassee——美国司法部佛罗里达北区联邦检察官办公室宣布，38岁的佐治亚州 Atlanta 男子 Jonathan Deon Morehead 在 Tallahassee 接受审判后，被联邦陪审团裁定犯有重罪人持有枪支罪。联邦检察官 John P. Heekin 公布了这一裁决。
庭审证词显示，2026年5月28日，执法人员在一次寻找人口贩运潜在受害者的行动中，拦停了 Morehead 驾驶的车辆，车内另有一名女乘客。执法人员对车辆进行有正当理由的搜查时，在中央扶手箱内发现一把已上膛的手枪。
Morehead 当时试图说服执法人员，称自己身为有重罪前科的人仍可在佐治亚州的射击场射击；他还承认自己的指纹与 DNA 会留在枪上，但声称枪属于那名女乘客。然而，从他手机中提取的证据最终证实，是他在 2026年2月、即数月之前亲自安排购买了这把枪。由于他是已被定罪的重罪犯，法律禁止他持有任何枪支。
Morehead 最高面临 15 年监禁。量刑定于 2027年1月28日下午 3 时在 Tallahassee 的美国联邦法院举行，由联邦地区法官 Robert L. Hinkle 主持。
此案由 Tallahassee 警察局、国土安全调查局（HSI）与烟酒枪炮及爆炸物管理局（ATF）联合调查，助理联邦检察官 Emma Schwan 负责起诉。佛罗里达北区联邦检察官 John P. Heekin 表示，该办公室对犯罪采取零容忍态度，将继续积极起诉威胁社区安全的危险罪犯，把他们送进联邦监狱。
Facing Up to 15 Years: Georgia Felon Jonathan Deon Morehead Convicted by Federal Jury in Tallahassee for Illegally Possessing a Firearm, Sentencing Set for January 28, 2027
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida announced that Jonathan Deon Morehead, 38, of Atlanta, Georgia, was found guilty by a federal jury in Tallahassee following a trial for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin announced the verdict.
Trial testimony revealed that on May 28, 2026, during an operation to locate possible victims of human trafficking, law enforcement initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Morehead, in which a female occupant was also riding. During a probable-cause search of the vehicle, officers found a loaded handgun in the center console.
Morehead tried to convince officers that he was allowed to shoot firearms at gun ranges in Georgia despite being a convicted felon. He admitted his fingerprints and DNA would be on the firearm but claimed it belonged to the female passenger. Evidence recovered from his phone ultimately confirmed that he had arranged the purchase of the firearm months earlier, in February 2026. Because he was a convicted felon, he could not legally possess a firearm.
Morehead faces up to 15 years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for January 28, 2027, at 3:00 p.m. in the United States Courthouse in Tallahassee before U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle.
The case was jointly investigated by the Tallahassee Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Emma Schwan. U.S. Attorney Heekin said the Northern District of Florida has zero tolerance for crime and will continue pursuing dangerous criminals threatening community safety.
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