Centreville Man Sentenced for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon (DOJ)

Jackson, MS - A Centreville man was sentenced on January 13, 2026, to 29 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

According to court documents, Alforn Napoleon Lee, 49, of Centreville was found in possession of a firearm after the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, with assistance from the United States Marshal Service apprehended him for a parole violation out of Nevada. As a previously convicted felon, Lee is prohibited by federal law from possessing a firearm.

Lee was indicted by a federal grand jury on December 10, 2024, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He pled guilty on August 11, 2025.

United States Attorney Baxter Kruger of the Southern District of Mississippi and ATF Special Agent in Charge Joshua Jackson of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives made the announcement.

The case was investigated by the ATF, with assistance from USMS and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Amber Jones prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America (https://www.justive.gov/dag/media/1393746/dlLinks 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.?inline) 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 Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).