MONROE, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced the resolution of four separate firearm cases in the Western District of Louisiana today. Chief United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty sentenced the following four…

A federal grand jury in Gulfport, Mississippi, returned a six-count superseding indictment today charging Stefan Day, also known as Stefan Pete Day Rowold, with federal civil rights and arson violations for vandalizing and setting fire to a house of worship…

Gulfport, Miss. – A Biloxi man was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for the possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to court documents, Bradlee James Harrison, 22, was found in possession of a firearm by the Biloxi Police Department during a Mardi Gras parade on…

GREENVILLE, MS – Bryson Latavion Walker, 22, was sentenced today to over four years for his role in the burglary of a federally licensed firearms store. According to court documents, just after midnight on August 13, 2024, Walker and three other individuals broke into a federally licensed…

Gulfport, Miss. – A Gulfport man was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for the illegal possession of a machinegun. According to court documents, Elijah Antonio Porter, 23, was found in possession of an illegal machine gun during a traffic stop in Gautier, Mississippi. During the…

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that XAVION WATTS, age 22, formerly a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on March 12, 2025 by United States District Judge Lance M. Africk to the statutory maximum of 120…