Armed Career Criminal from Memphis Found Guilty a Second Time for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm Sentenced to More Than 19 Years in Federal Prison

LITTLE ROCK-Percy Jackson, of Memphis, Tennessee, who was on federal supervised release after federal convictions for two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm in Tennessee, will spend the next 235 months in federal prison for committing the same crime, this time in Arkansas. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentence, which was handed down today by Chief United States District Judge Kristine G. Baker.

A federal grand jury indicted Jackson, 41, on June 6, 2024, charging him with three counts: being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. A three-day trial was held before Chief United States District Judge Kristine G. Baker. After deliberating approximately three hours, the federal jury returned a guilty verdict on count one, felon in possession of a firearm.

In addition to the 235-month sentence, Chief Judge Baker also sentenced Jackson to three years' supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

Jackson was released from federal prison on September 28, 2022, after serving his prior 15-year federal sentence for illegally possessing guns. The evidence at trial revealed that on October 10, 2023, West Memphis Police Department officers conducted a traffic stop on a car driven by Jackson for having a defective brake light and expired tags. Jackson was the only occupant of the vehicle and appeared nervous and sweating when questioned by law enforcement officers. Jackson was removed from the vehicle and law enforcement officers conducted a search of the vehicle. During the search, under the driver's seat officers located a loaded Ruger 9mm firearm that had been previously reported stolen. A baggie with pills that contained fentanyl was found in the glove compartment.

At the time of this incident, Jackson was on supervised release with the Western District of Tennessee for his felon in possession of a firearm conviction.

Because of his violent criminal history, Jackson is classified as an armed career criminal. Jackson's past criminal history includes five convictions for aggravated robbery, a conviction for attempted aggravated robbery, a conviction for facilitation of especially aggravated robbery, and the previous convictions for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with assistance from the West Memphis Police Department and the Second Judicial Drug Task Force. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lauren Eldridge.

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