A Jackson man was sentenced on March 13 to 15 years in prison for attempting to rob a dollar store in Jackson with a firearm.
The sentencing follows an incident on May 2, 2022, when Torrance Stewart, age 31, entered a local business intending to commit robbery. According to court documents and statements made in court, Stewart brandished a pistol and threatened the store clerk while demanding money from the cash register. When the register malfunctioned, Stewart fled the scene on foot. Officers from the Jackson Police Department responded quickly and apprehended Stewart in a nearby neighborhood after a foot chase.
United States Attorney Baxter Kruger of the Southern District of Mississippi and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Special Agent in Charge Joshua Jackson announced the sentencing. The United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives investigated the case with assistance from the Jackson Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney C. Brett Grantham prosecuted the case.
This prosecution is part of Operation Take Back America, which is described as “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.” The operation brings together efforts from Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces and Project Safe Neighborhood.
