MOBILE, AL — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Alabama, Southern), published as received.

MOBILE, AL – Keelon Jamar Bridges, 25, of Mobile was sentenced on August 24, 2026, to 77 months in prison for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.  According to court documents Bridges has multiple prior felony convictions for Receiving Stolen Property 1st Degree, Burglary 3rd Degree, Attempt to Elude, Leaving the Scene of an Accident, Receiving Stolen Property 3rd Degree, Assault 2nd Degree, Receiving Stolen Property 2nd Degree, and Burglary Unoccupied Conveyance.

On November 17, 2025, a Mobile Police officer observed a white Kia Soul with an expired tag. When the officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop the Kia accelerated away from the officer. Bridges fled at speeds of 70 miles per hour in a 25 mile per hour zone. Bridges bailed out of the car carrying a blue backpack while the car was still moving. Bridges was detained, and inside the backpack officers located a Tan Glock 19X, a wallet with Bridges’ driver’s license, a Black Nike Ski mask, and a pair of black gloves.   

Following the term of incarceration, Bridges will be placed on three years of supervised release.

U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama made the announcement.

The Mobile Police Department along with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney John P. Hutchins III prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence

from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.