Dyer County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Firearm Case
Timothy Adams, 55, was sentenced to 15 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release after a felon-in-possession conviction, according to wbbjtv.com.
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Sep 10, 2026, 11:53 a.m. ET
Dyer County Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Illegal Firearm Possession
Timothy Adams, 55, was sentenced to 15 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for unlawful possession of a firearm as a convicted felon, according to wbbjtv.com. The sentence was imposed on September 8, 2026, in the Western District of Tennessee.
The government alleged that Adams, a convicted felon, unlawfully possessed a firearm and that during a domestic violence incident he picked up a .38 revolver and fired one round into the headboard near another occupant of the residence, wbbjtv.com reported. The case was prosecuted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the USAO - Texas, Western.
Adams was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to wbbjtv.com. The proceeding stage is listed as sentenced in the official record.
Sep 8, 2026, 10:37 a.m. ETFirst report
Del Rio Felon Sentenced to 15 Years for Firearm Possession
A Del Rio felon was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas on Sept. 8, 2026.
According to court documents, in July 2022, Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigation Division special agents conducted a traffic stop on Alfredo Martinez Jr., 42, and located a firearm in the vehicle, which he denied owning. In November 2022, the Texas Department of Public Safety executed a state search warrant on Martinez’s residence, finding a .357 revolver and two shotguns. Martinez again denied ownership, claiming two individuals had left items at his house that could not fit in their vehicle and that, despite being a convicted felon, he agreed to store their things. Further investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives determined that one of the shotguns had been stolen.
On Jan. 11, 2023, a federal grand jury indicted Martinez for two counts of felon in possession of a firearm. On Jan. 26, 2023, a Val Verde Sheriff’s Office deputy conducted a traffic stop on Martinez. The deputy notified an ATF special agent, who arrived and located a loaded MP-25 pistol along with an additional loaded magazine inside Martinez’s vehicle. Martinez was arrested for the charges from the Jan. 11 indictment. A search warrant was executed on his residence, resulting in the recovery of two more firearms and assorted ammunition.
Martinez pleaded guilty on July 10, 2023, to one count of felon in possession of a firearm. On Sept. 8, 2026, Chief U.S. District Judge Alia Moses sentenced Martinez to the statutory maximum. The ATF and TX DPS CID investigated the case with assistance from the Val Verde Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ashley Ellis-Dotson and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Allyson Breech prosecuted the case. This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protect communities from violent crime.
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