Source: United States Department of Justice News
Gulfport, Miss. – A Gulfport man was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley of the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Broderick Demond Kelley, 44, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Gulfport.
According to information presented to the Court, on March 22, 2022, law enforcement officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that was being driven by Broderick Demond Kelley. During the stop, officers located user amounts of suspected methamphetamine, synthetic marijuana, and MDMA. They also located a Rossi .38 caliber revolver.
Kelley was taken into custody and admitted to purchasing the firearm two weeks before the stop. Kelley was on parole at the time of the stop. Kelley had two prior felony burglary convictions.
The DEA and Gulfport Police Department investigated the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Buckner prosecuted the case.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.