Armed Career Criminal with Multiple Violent Felonies found Guilty of Illegally Possessing a Firearm

Memphis, TN - After a two-day trial, a federal jury found Carroll Mobley, 50, of Memphis, guilty of one count of possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. United States Attorney D. Michael Dunavant, of the Western District of Tennessee, announced the verdict today.

According to information presented in court, on May 2, 2024, detectives with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Division executed a search warrant at a Memphis residence. Upon searching the home, detectives found cocaine and digital scales with cocaine residue on them. Detectives also found an HK 9mm firearm that belonged to Mobley, who resided at the residence, in a closet in the master bedroom.

In the second phase of the trial, the jury found that Mobley had previously been convicted of three violent felonies that occurred on separate occasions. Under federal law, due to Mobley's criminal history, he is prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition and is subject to the enhanced sentencing penalties under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA).

Sentencing is set on December 4, 2026 before United States Chief District Judge Sheryl H. Lipman. Mobley faces a mandatory statutory minimum sentence of 15 years in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and being an Armed Career Criminal (ACC). There is no parole in the federal system.

U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant said, "Convicted felons with a history of violence who possess firearms pose an inherent and imminent danger to the community, and are up to no good. This recidivist armed career criminal is one more gun-toter who will now be removed from our community for at least 15 years, and Memphis will be safer because of this verdict."

This case was investigated by the Shelby County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) Narcotics Division as part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jermal Blanchard and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Isihara, of the United States Army Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps, prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

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.

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