Date: 01-06-2024

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United States of America v. Tommy Pineda-Guevara

Case Number: 5:23-cr-00002

Judge: David C. Bramlette, III

Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (Hinds)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office in Jackson

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Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant a Honduran Man for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person

Jackson, Miss. – A Honduran man was sentenced to 24 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.

According to court documents, Tommy Pineda-Guevara, 20, was found in possession of a firearm during a traffic stop on September 1, 2022. Pineda-Guevara is a citizen and national of Honduras. Under federal law, aliens are prohibited from possessing firearms.

U.S. Attorney Todd W. Gee of the Southern District of Mississippi and Acting Special Agent in Charge Eric DeLaune of Homeland Security Investigations in New Orleans made the announcement.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam T. Stuart prosecuted the case.

This case is being prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.

Outcome: The sentence of the court as to Count 1 is 24 months' imprisonment in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons; two years supervised release; and $100 special assessment.

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