The Justice Department issued the following press release.
A Jackson man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for assault on a federal law enforcement officer, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Demario Lamar Cotton, 40, was sentenced on November 2, 2022, in U.S. District Court in Jackson.
According to court documents, on or about June 26, 2021, Cotton was in a vehicle fleeing law enforcement when he stopped and fired a rifle multiple times at law enforcement vehicles, causing bodily injury to a federal law enforcement officer who was in the performance of his official duties. Cotton was subsequently taken into custody and admitted to his illegal actions when he pled guilty on July 1, 2022.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Jackson Police Department investigated the case, with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lynn Murray prosecuted the case.
Kingfish note: JJ reported on July 21, 2021:
FBI Special Agent Britany Deichman told the story of what allegedly took place on that night of violence in an affidavit (posted below) included as part of a complaint submitted against Cotton in federal court.
A Special Agent assisted a JPD officer with an arrest by Neman Avenue in Jackson as part of the FBI's Operation VGRIP at 10:45 Saturday night. The operation targeted violent gang activity in Jackson. The law enforcement officers heard shots and went to investigate as a SUV sped away from the scene. They turned on the blue lights and gave chase but the vehicle did not stop. The vehicle suddenly paused and Keeunta Cotton jumped out. The driver, his brother Demario, resumed speed. The two officers stopped to help Keeunta. Unfortunately, Demario attempted to use their virtue to his advantage.
Demario Cottn suddenly stopped, jumped out of the vehicle, and fired at least 26 rounds at the trio with a semi-automatic rifle (likely an AK-47). One of the rounds struck the Special Agent in the back as he pushed Keeunta to the ground. Law enforcement sources said Keeunta probably would have been hit if not for the Special Agent's bravery. They also said the round came within an inch or two of killing the Special Agent.
Keeunta provided his account of what preceded the shooting:
Keeunta Kentrail Cotton agreed to give a voluntary statement at JPD headquarters of the events he witnessed on the night of June 26, 2021. Keeunta Kentrail Cotton ("Keeunta") said he and his brother, Demario Lamar Cotton, left from their mother's birthday party in Jackson, Mississippi in Demario's SUV. Demario Lamar Cotton was driving and Keeunta was the passenger. While driving, Demario Lamar Cotton began acting and driving erratically. While Keeunta attempted to calm Demario Lamar Cotton down, Demario Lamar Cotton took possession of a semi automatic rifle, referred to Keeunta as a "Draco," that was in the vehicle at the time stated, "If police get behind me, I have armor piercing rounds and will shoot them mother fuckers."
8 comments:
Yes he may have had armor piercing rounds. However, due to the short barrel length of his Draco AKM Pistol, his round wouldn’t achieve the muzzle velocity needed to accelerate the round to ballistic the capability of penetrating body armor.
Nearly all 7.62 (AKM) and 5.56 (AR15) ammunition is armor piercing with a rifled barrel length of at least 16” which is why they make steel plate armor inserts for Kevlar vests.
This ability for a rifle to make these ammunition’s capable of piercing armor, was the same argument that Obama tried to make to ban armor piercing rounds in pistols. However, as I stated, the shorter barrel renders them ballistically non-armor piercing. This is why ignorant people shouldn’t be able to legislate the 2A.
Twenty years does not seem like enough time for shooting a law enforcement officer. How long will he really serve?
I couldn't accept the truthfulness of an FBI agent.
And does the FBI have just regular old plain vanilla agents? Are they every one of them special? What makes one special if they're all special agents?
4:12 - Federal time is day for day. He might get 10% off of his sentence if he is lucky and very good in prison. So, 18 years minimum, 20 years if there is trouble.
Its better than Parchman, but you have to do all of the time sentenced.
@4:12...I agree!
"Twenty years does not seem like enough time for shooting a law enforcement officer."
20 years isn't enough for shooting anybody.
Thank you Hank Hill at 3:09. Now get back into the warehouse before your second wife's uncle decides to check the search history of the breakroom computer. You guys that try to give the firearm lectures on here as the pinnacle of your academic output for the week sort of solidify every pre-conceived notion about this area. Droppin' the gunbroker lingo tho'
Where is the affidavit?
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