ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Fairfax man was sentenced today to a year and five months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

According to court documents, on June 11, 2025, Basim Dauwd Jami, aka David Jackson, 64, possessed a handgun when law enforcement approached him to serve an outstanding warrant for an alleged probation violation. Jami attempted to flee on foot, but officers arrested him in a nearby parking garage.

In 1986, Jami broke into a home and sexually assaulted a 14-year-old victim. In 2005, he was convicted for driving under the influence. In 2007, Jami was found in possession of a concealed weapon, which officers discovered when they stopped Jami during a rape investigation. As a convicted felon, Jami cannot legally possess firearms or ammunition.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Washington Field Division and the City of Fairfax Police Department investigated this case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Meredith Clement prosecuted the case.

Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District CourtLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACERLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. by searching for Case No. 1:26-cr-17.