A man from Centreville, Mississippi, was sentenced to 29 months in prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The sentencing took place on January 13, 2026.
Court documents state that Alforn Napoleon Lee, 49, was found with a firearm after being apprehended by the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics and the United States Marshal Service for a parole violation originating from Nevada. Federal law prohibits individuals with felony convictions from possessing firearms.
Lee was indicted by a federal grand jury on December 10, 2024. He entered a guilty plea on August 11, 2025.
United States Attorney Baxter Kruger of the Southern District of Mississippi and Joshua Jackson, Special Agent in Charge at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), announced the sentencing. “This case is part of Operation Take Back America (https://www.justive.gov/dag/media/1393746/dlLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the “external link” icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link.?inline) a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).”
The investigation involved ATF agents along with support from USMS and state narcotics officials. Assistant U.S. Attorney Amber Jones prosecuted the case.
