A 42 year old man from Cornelia, Georgia, convicted of Possession of a Stolen Firearm and Failure to Appear has been sentenced in US District Court.
Jamecus Lushawn Hodges must serve 90 months in federal prison on the firearm offense and 30 months in federal prison on the failure to appear offense, to run consecutive for a total of 120 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $200.
The firearm conviction stemmed from an incident that occurred on December 8, 2018. During a traffic stop on Interstate 90, a South Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper found marijuana, cocaine and a stolen firearm in Hodges vehicle. Hodges became uncooperative and combative and ran into the oncoming lane of traffic, stalling traffic on the interstate, prior to being taken into custody. Hodges was eventually released on bond and entered into a plea agreement relating to the traffic stop. Hodges then knowingly failed to appear for his change of plea and sentencing on October 5, 2020. He was charged with failure to appear in November 2020 and taken into federal custody on March 19, 2021, in Georgia.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make neighborhoods safer for everyone.
This case was investigated by the South Dakota Highway Patrol, Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Hodges was immediately turned over to the custody of the US Marshals Service.
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