Felon Sentenced to Prison for 41 Months for Possessing a Firearm During a Domestic Incident

MOBILE, AL - A Mobile man was sentenced in late October 2025 to serve 41 months in prison for possessing a firearm after a felony conviction.

According to court documents, Marcus Leon Sanders Jr., has five prior felony convictions which prohibits him from possessing a firearm. On October 6, 2024, Mobile Police Department (MPD) responded to a domestic incident. Witnesses reporting hearing a loud dispute. Upon officers' arrival, Sanders was slashing the tires of a truck belonging to an intimate partner. When he was taken into custody, a loaded pistol was found in his pocket.

U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama made the announcement.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms along with Mobile Police Department investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Tandice H. Blackwood prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).