BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – -(AmmoLand.com)- From the press release found here.
A federal judge this week sentenced a Tuscaloosa man for being a felon in possession of a machine gun, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Mickey French.
U.S. District Judge Annemarie Carney Axon sentenced Devontay Jerrod Hutt, 25, to 72 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and 72 months in prison for possessing a machine gun. Each count to be served concurrently with each other. Hutt pleaded guilty to these charges in January.
According to court documents, on December 31, 2019, Hutt had an encounter with Tuscaloosa police officers at a restaurant in Tuscaloosa. Officers received a tip that Hutt possessed a firearm. When officers arrived at the restaurant, Hutt and another individual fled, eluding officers during a foot chase. Inspecting Hutt’s vehicle from the outside, officers could see two pistols and suspected drugs in plain view in the front seat. Officers searched the car and recovered a pistol that qualified as a machine gun, a second AR-style pistol, high-capacity magazines, pills, and marijuana.
“Prosecuting felons who illegally possess weapons is a priority of my office,” U.S. Attorney Escalona said. “We commend the Tuscaloosa Police Department on their work to prevent violent crime and for the quick actions of the officers in this case.”
“Removing the criminal element that used a firearm to facilitate violent crimes is a priority of ATF,” SAC French stated. “ATF’s partnerships leveraged NIBIN technology that will have a lasting impact on the community.”
The ATF along with the Tuscaloosa Police Department investigated the case, which Assistant U.S. Attorney Alan Baty prosecuted.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
ATF is the federal law enforcement agency responsible for investigating violations of the federal firearms and explosives laws and regulations. More information about ATF and its programs can be found at www.atf.gov.
Wonder what kind of sentence he would of got had he been wearing a biden/BLM T-shirt?
Looks like the government thugs are bragging about armed robbery, aggravated kidnapping, and violation of rights again.
Previously in America nothing Devontay Jerrod Hutt is accused of was a crime. If he had murdered someone he probably would have gotten 8 years, in stead of 12 years for “POSESSION”. Possessing a thing is not an act of violence!!!!!!!!
what made the first firearm a “machinegun”? did he have a rubber band with it? (at one point the ATF considered a rubber band a “machinegun part”)
Did it have a “bump stock”? they are now LEGAL in Alabama and every state that didn’t “Outlaw” them, the Federal court overturned the Trump bump stock ban! (I don’t see why that didn’t overturn the state bump stock bans too. or at least start the court case to get them overturned)
Since when are “high-capacity magazines” illegal in AL? I know it may be questionable for a felon to have a “magazine” but what is a “high-capacity magazine” in Alabama?
To the people who think state, county, city/town LEOs can’t enforce upcoming federal gun laws – this is one of the many ways it will happen. To the people who think “Southern” LEOs won’t enforce upcoming gun laws, you are delusional. Brent Blankley is laughing at you. https://www.tuscaloosa.com/pd To those who think “red state” LEOs won’t enforce upcoming gun laws – are you sure? To those people who think “yeah, but the guy who was arrested was a pothead” – the upcoming laws give some low IQ, emotional, vindictive local LEO the ability ruin the life of people he simply… Read more »
they will reduce his sentence if he will vote illegally
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The AmmoLand twit who wrote the headline either can’t count or has no clue what the word “concurrently” means — the sentence in this case was SIX years, not twelve years as stated in the headline.
The federal prosecutor claims “Prosecuting felons who illegally possess weapons is a priority of my office” but his office gave this felon a plea bargain with a sentence of only six years – and of course he won’t serve all of that.
This will never happen in a Progressive Blue Utopia. Chicago, he would walk on a no bond and never be seen again. So tell me why we are publishing propaganda from a fascist organization on this site? Do you intend to publish Klan or Neo-Nazi propaganda here as well? ATF is a clar and present danger to our Republic.