Jamaal Derrell Maxwell, 30, of Memphis, was sentenced to eight years and five months in federal prison for a string of offenses, including selling methamphetamine, unlawfully possessing a firearm, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, and engaging in the business of dealing firearms without a license.
The sentence was announced Monday by Matthew R. Galeotti, Head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, and Interim U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr. for the Western District of Tennessee.
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According to court documents presented during the case, Maxwell engaged in a series of illegal transactions between February 2, 2024, and April 3, 2024. During this period, he sold more than 500 pills containing methamphetamine and four firearms to a confidential informant and an undercover agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
The firearms sold by Maxwell included two semi-automatic rifles, one assault-style rifle, and one shotgun. At the time of these transactions, Maxwell was a convicted felon, stemming from a 2022 conviction in Oklahoma for inducing an adult teenager into prostitution, which legally prohibited him from possessing any firearms.
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The court also found Maxwell guilty of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime due to the simultaneous nature of his drug and firearm sales.
The ATF spearheaded the investigation into Maxwell’s activities.
The prosecution was handled by Trial Attorneys Marcus Johnson and Amanda Kotula of the Criminal Division’s Violent Crime and Racketeering Section, along with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Neal Oldham and Wendy Cornejo for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee.
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