MOBILE, AL — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Alabama, Southern), published as received.
MOBILE, AL – Reginald McGhee, of Wilmer, was sentenced on March 3, 2023 to ten years imprisonment for being a felon in possession of firearms. The sentence was handed down by United States District Court Judge Kristi K. DuBose. McGhee previously had pled guilty to the charge.
Documents filed with the court in connection with his guilty plea established that on October 9, 2019, McGhee was stopped by a Mobile County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Deputy for a traffic violation. At the time of the stop McGhee had methamphetamine in his pocket. The Deputy also later found a loaded .38 caliber revolver and a loaded 12- gauge shotgun in the vehicle, as well as $728 in cash and digital scales used for weighing drugs.
An investigation by the MCSO Narcotics Office also linked McGhee to three loaded weapons seized from his residence less than three months earlier, which comprised a loaded Hi-Point 9mm rifle, a loaded Smith and Wesson 9mm pistol, and a loaded Taurus 9mm pistol with an obliterated serial number.
McGhee had been previously convicted of felonies including Robbery 1st Degree and Receiving Stolen Property 2nd Degree, making his possession of any firearm or ammunition a crime under federal law.
This case was investigated by the MCSO and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney George F. May.
