Joseph A. Jones Sentenced for Felon in Possession of Firearm

Today, SHAWN N. ANDERSON, Acting United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant JOSEPH ANTHONY JONES, age 46, from Ordot, was sentenced in District Court to an eight-month term of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and 50 hours of community service for Felon in Possession of a Firearm. The Court also ordered JONES to pay a mandatory $100 assessment fee.

On March 30, 2016, JONES was charged by Indictment with Felon in Possession of a Firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and Drug User in Possession of a Firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3). On April 27, 2016, JONES entered a guilty plea to the Felon in Possession of a Firearm charge. During December 2015, GPD and ATF executed a search warrant at the defendant’s residence in Ordot. Law enforcement seized a Ruger Mini-14, .223 caliber rifle, from inside the residence. Jones had previously been convicted of two felony drug charges in the Superior Court of Guam.

Acting U.S. Attorney Anderson stated, “Armed felons and unlawful drug users pose a grave danger to our communities. Federal law prohibits the possession of firearms and ammunition by such individuals. The Department of Justice will continue to focus resources on these prosecutions in an effort to prevent violent crime.”

The investigation was conducted by the ATF and the Guam Police Department, Special Investigation Section. The case was prosecuted by Frederick A. Black, Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Guam.