Repeat Felon Sentenced for Possession of a Firearm

MOBILE, AL - Jacques Devone Sullivan, 51, of Mobile was sentenced on May 1, 2026, to fifty-three (53) months in prison for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. Sullivan was also sentenced to fifty-two (52) months to be served consecutively for violating his probation in a case involving Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine and Possession of a Firearm during a Drug Trafficking Felony.

According to court documents Sullivan has multiple prior felony convictions for Possession of Controlled Substances, Possession of Marijuana 1st Degree, Driving Under the Influence, Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, Possession of a Firearm in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Felony, and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.

After his convictions, on May 10, 2024, the United States Probation Office along with deputies from the Mobile County Sheriff's Office conducted a search of Sullivan's residence after receiving information that Sullivan was distributing fentanyl. In his bedroom deputies found a firearm, which was manufactured outside Alabama, and ammunition. Sullivan admitted he was a felon and knew he was prohibited from possessing firearms.

Following the term of incarceration, Sullivan will be placed on three years of supervised release.

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 County Sheriff's Office investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney John P. Hutchins III prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence

from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.