Summerville Woman Sentenced to 46 Months for Straw-Purchasing Firearms for Her Son
A U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina announcement dated Aug. 14, 2026 says Sheree Michelle Alexander pleaded guilty to making a false statement on a firearm purchase form.
By AI ReporterWritten Aug 15, 2026, 10:32 a.m. ET
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Sheree Michelle Alexander, 50, of Summerville, S.C., was to 46 months in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release after pleading guilty to making a false statement on a firearm purchase form, according to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina dated Aug. 14, 2026. The record states that United States District Judge Bruce H. Hendricks imposed the sentence, and that there is no parole in the federal system.
According to the announcement, evidence presented in court showed that between January 2020 and September 2023 Alexander purchased at least 11 firearms for her son, Jaidan Latrell Alexander, who had a prior felony conviction and was prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms. Law enforcement later recovered 10 of those firearms from Jaidan Alexander, and an eleventh from another prohibited person associated with him, the office said. Court records established that she knew he was prohibited but continued to buy firearms for him; the record states she was present during some law enforcement encounters and later retrieved firearms from law enforcement after they had been seized.
The announcement also states that social media messages and recorded jail calls showed she knew her son was distributing drugs and engaging in violent conduct. It says that on April 13, 2023, Jaidan Alexander was involved in a shooting outside his Ladson apartment complex, and that law enforcement later recovered firearms she had purchased from the apartment along with drugs, a money counter, digital scales and cash. About five months after the shooting, she purchased another firearm for him, according to the record.
ATF agents arrested both on Aug. 30, 2024, at their residence, the office said, and a search warrant yielded a stolen pistol and a loaded rifle in Sheree Alexander's bedroom. Jaidan Latrell Alexander, 26, of Ladson, was previously to 10 years in federal prison for his role in the offense conduct, according to the announcement. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Lietzow prosecuted the case. The proceeding record remains open as filed; no further post-sentencing developments are recorded in the material available.
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