Five Augusta-area men with prior felony convictions will serve a combined 24 years in federal prison for possessing guns.
The office of the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia announced the sentences Monday. They are part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a collaboration between federal, state and local law enforcement to target convicted felons who illegally carry guns.
“We are committed to the safety and security of our communities. Removing guns from the hands of violent criminals and convicted felons makes all of us safer,” U.S. Attorney for the Southern District Jill Steinberg said in a statement.
Marshall Lee Cushman has multiple burglary and theft convictions in McDuffie and Jefferson counties. Cushman, 41, was sentenced to 180 months or 15 years in prison and fined $1,500 for possessing a rifle at an Avera residence. He is currently incarcerated at Wilcox State Prison.
Terrance Webster Dunn, 32, was sentenced to 63 months or just over five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. There is no parole in the federal system.
Dunn, of Augusta, was arrested last year after photographing himself riding a bike with a gun in a shopping center parking lot. He has prior convictions for forgery, gun possession and obstruction and is under indictment for theft by receiving a stolen gun.
Taipai La’Don Brewer, 43, was sentenced to 37 months and fined $1,000 after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Richmond County deputies arrested Brewer last year during a traffic stop in a gang investigation, when they found a pistol and drugs in his car.
Brewer has 2016 conviction for selling cocaine at Big Oak Park in Augusta.
Trevor Elijah Walker, 24, was sentenced to 36 months in prison and fined $1,500 after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The Augusta man has a prior burglary conviction.
Devonte Malik Jorame, 25, was sentenced to 28 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and 40 hours of community service. Sheriff’s deputies found a gun in his vehicle during a traffic stop.
Jorame, of Aiken, has prior convictions for domestic violence and gun possession.
Under federal law, convicted felons cannot possess or attempt to purchase guns.
