Jackson, Miss. – A Jackson man was sentenced today to 87 months in federal prison for possession of firearms by a convicted felon, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
According to court records, Jarvis Demarcus Harper, 27, of Jackson, admitted to ATF agents that he had possessed multiple firearms recovered from his residence in Jackson. Harper has a previous state court felony conviction for shooting into an occupied dwelling.
Harper pled guilty on June 10, 2021 to possession of firearms by a convicted felon.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lynn Murray prosecuted the case.
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