United States of America v. Joshua Ryan Burns

Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Joshua Ryan Burns, 41, was found by Kemper County Sheriff’s Department to be in possession of a sawed-off shotgun and a pistol during a probation home visit in Preston, Mississippi. Burns had previous felony convictions for burglary and aggravated assault which prohibited him from possessing a firearm.

Burns was indicted by a federal grand jury on March 19, 2025, and pleaded guilty on September 10, 2025. Burns will serve his term of imprisonment consecutive to a 16-year state sentence from Neshoba County.

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, J.E. Baxter Kruger and Special Agent in Charge Joshua Jackson of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives made the announcement.

The ATF investigated this case with assistance from the Kemper County Sheriff’s Department.

Assistant U.S. Attorney C. Brett Grantham prosecuted the case.

The Defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to 37 months imprisonment, to run consecutively to Neshoba County Circuit Court Docket No. 15-CR-0064, in the custody of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons followed by a 3-year term of supervised release. Defendant ordered to pay a $1,500 partial fine and a $100 special assessment.