15-05-2025
Mobile convicted felon sentenced for possessing firearm
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile man who is a convicted felon has been sentenced for possessing a firearm.
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According to a news release from the United States Department of Justice, Clifton Deeds, 43, was sentenced to 51 months in prison on two counts of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
Court documents show Deeds has been convicted several times in the Mobile County Circuit Court for charges such as burglary, receiving stolen property and fraudulent use of a credit card.
Alabama's Southern District Court has also convicted Deeds of possession of a firearm or ammunition by a convicted felon.
On Jan. 17, 2024, Mobile police officers were 'investigating a rash of vehicle burglaries' and noticed Deeds in the vehicle described as being involved. They asked permission and searched the vehicle and ultimately located a Taurus handgun under the center console, according to the USDOJ.
Another incident occurred on July 11, 2024, when Mobile police officers were patrolling Moffett road and saw Deeds asleep while parked at a gas pump with his foot hanging out of the car. Police asked Deeds to step out of the vehicle for a welfare check and saw a revolver next to him in the front seat.
Following Deeds' sentence, he will be on supervised release for three years.
The investigation included the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Mobile Police Department.
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Assistant U.S. Attorney Tandice H. Blackwood prosecuted the case.
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