ANTIOCH – An East Bay man was sentenced Tuesday to roughly 7½ years in federal jail for illegal firearm possession, prosecutors mentioned.
Timothy Demetrius Jeffrey, 44, of Antioch, was convicted by a jury in March on two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, based on the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace.
On April 25, 2023, Jeffrey, also referred to as “Boo,” drove right into a Pittsburg buying middle car parking zone, parked and tried to run from a pursuing police officer, prosecutors mentioned, including that he tossed a Glock 9mm semiautomatic pistol with an prolonged journal and 19 rounds of ammunition over a fence earlier than he was arrested.
Jeffrey absconded shortly after posting bond, based on prosecutors. However on March 27, 2024, authorities discovered and arrested him at a relative’s residence in Antioch.
Throughout a search of the residence, authorities discovered an Aero Precision AR-style rifle with {a magazine} and 25 rounds of ammunition below a sofa, prosecutors mentioned.
Authorities additionally seized a cellphone utilized by Jeffrey. It contained textual content messages by which he tried to promote the rifle, based on prosecutors.
On the time of his April 2023 and March 2024 arrests, Jeffrey was on supervised launch following previous convictions for being a felon in possession of a firearm, escape from custody, and conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute a managed substance.
Along with sentencing Jeffrey to 92 months in jail, a federal decide ordered the defendant to serve two years for violating the phrases of his supervised launch within the different circumstances, prosecutors mentioned. The 2 jail phrases might be served concurrently.
