Court Sentences Mobile County Man For Possessing A Firearm As A Convicted Felon

MOBILE, AL - On April 10, 2026, United States District Court Judge Kristi K. Dubose sentenced Ray Anthony Parker to 70 months' imprisonment for Possession of a Firearm as a Convicted Felon.

Court documents show that on July 22, 2024, a Mobile Police Department (MPD) Officer executed a traffic stop on a vehicle which was traveling east on Airport Boulevard for improper lane usage. The MPD Officer approached the driver side of the vehicle and immediately noted the odor of marijuana. The Officer contacted the sole occupant of the vehicle who identified himself as Ray Parker. While speaking with Parker the odor of marijuana emanating from within the vehicle grew stronger.

The MPD Officer asked Parker to exit the vehicle at which time the Officer detained him, placing him in the back seat of his patrol vehicle. While placing Parker in the patrol vehicle Parker stated that he had marijuana and a firearm inside of his vehicle. The Officer searched the vehicle and recovered a clear plastic bag containing approximately five grams of marijuana.

The Officer then recovered a Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun with an extended magazine under the driver's seat. Parker had previously been convicted of felony offenses to include Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Heroin in the United States District Court for the Southern District if Alabama, Case No. CR16-00064-CRB, on or about August 15, 2016, and Possession/Receipt of a Controlled Substance in the Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama, Case No. CC2010-005621, on or about April 2, 2012. The Glock firearm was not manufactured in the State of Alabama and thus affected interstate commerce by its transportation into the State of Alabama.

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

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the City of Mobile Police Department.

Assistant U.S. Attorney George F. May 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 Homeland Security Task Forces (HSTF) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).