New Bedford Man Pleads Guilty to Firearm Charges in Elementary School Parking Lot
Jameel Clark-White admitted to possessing a firearm and ammunition at a Foxborough elementary school in June 2025.
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A New Bedford man pleaded guilty on Aug. 26, 2026, in federal court in Boston to possessing a firearm and ammunition on the grounds of the Charles G. Taylor Elementary School in Foxborough, Mass., according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts. The guilty plea was announced on Sept. 1, 2026, by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Jameel Clark-White, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and one count of possessing a firearm in a school zone. U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley scheduled sentencing for Dec. 11, 2026. Clark-White was indicted by a federal grand jury in September 2025.
At the plea hearing, Clark-White admitted that he traveled from New Bedford to Foxborough on the morning of June 12, 2025, to attend a school function. Prior to the function, he was involved in a collision with another vehicle in the school's parking lot. Before police arrived, he tossed a .45 caliber Glock pistol equipped with a machinegun conversion device, as well as two additional loaded magazines, underneath two parked cars. He fled the scene minutes later and was not apprehended until July 22, 2025.
Clark-White was prohibited from possessing firearms due to prior felony convictions. The charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition carries up to 15 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000. The charge of possessing a firearm in a school zone carries up to five years in prison, up to one year of supervised release, and a fine of up to $100,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Thomas Greco, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division, made the announcement. Valuable assistance was provided by the Foxborough Police Department and the United States Marshals Service. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Cutshall of the Organized Crime & Gang Unit is prosecuting the case.
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