The Justice Department issued the following statement.
A former Jackson Police Department officer pled guilty today to making a false statement to a firearms dealer in the acquisition of a firearm.
According to court documents and statements in open court, Torrence Donnell Mayfield, 53, of Jackson, purchased a firearm for another person on October 26, 2024. That purchase was made at a pawn shop which is a Federal Firearms Licensee. Mayfield was required to complete a written form to purchase the firearm. On that form, Mayfield indicated that he was purchasing the firearm for himself, not someone else. That statement was false. It is against federal law to make a false statement to a firearm dealer to acquire a firearm.
Mayfield is scheduled to be sentenced on March 4, 2025, and faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
U.S. Attorney Todd W. Gee of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Robert A. Eikhoff of the Federal Bureau of Investigation made the announcement.
The FBI is investigating the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Herbert S. Carraway and Charles W. Kirkham are prosecuting the case.
10 comments:
I think that date is wrong.
One way to get out of jury duty.
Mr. Gee seems to be hard at work. There is a lot of filth here to clean. Good job!
Come to Madison County next Mr. Gee please!
Shouldn't this have been ATF's jurisdiction, or are they too busy shooting people's dogs?
KF— what happed to all that overtime mayfield was getting? Is that separate?
"October 26, 2021, in Hinds County.... Torrence Donell Mayfield, in connection with the acquisition or attempted acquisition of a firearm from Momentum Pawn, Inc, a licensed dealer of firearms... knowingly made a false and fictitious written statement to Momentum Pawn, Inc., "
Guess Mr. Owens just couldn't help him out...wasn't Mayfield an investigator for DA's office when arrested?
Mayfield and Crisler must be drinking the same (contaminated) water. I see a trend. Next.
@11:53 I agree. Judging by the number and variety of cases that he is involved with (the ones in the news, at least), Todd Gee is earning is salary!
Don’t understand why anyone with common sense would purchase a firearm for another adult especially a tenured law enforcement officer buying it for a convicted felon! Something is really wrong with this picture! No damn wonder Hinds County cannot get a handle on crimes involving guns. As Huggy Lowdown of the Tom Joiner Morning show would say Torrence Mayfield, “you are the Bama of the Week”.
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