A federal grand jury has indicted a Nashville man, who is also a convicted felon, on drug distribution and firearms charges.
A gun that belonged to this convicted felon, Kedrick Ross, 27, was allegedly used to harm a toddler, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Ross was initially charged in a criminal complaint last month, with two counts of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and two counts of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime, the press release said.
The indictment charges Ross with three counts of being a convicted felon in possession of firearms; three counts of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime; possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute marijuana, methamphetamine and Xanax, within 1,000 feet of an educational institution; possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute marijuana and methamphetamine, within 1,000 feet of a public housing complex; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; and two counts of obstruction of justice.
“According to the indictment, on December 13, 2018, Ross, a convicted felon, was in possession of a Glock .40 caliber handgun, 208 grams of marijuana, and a mixture of methamphetamine near the Watkins College of Art in Nashville. On May 29, 2019, Ross was in possession of a Glock 9mm handgun and a Glock .45 caliber handgun, marijuana and methamphetamine, while in the Cumberland View Public Housing development,” according to the press release.
“The indictment also alleges that on September 9, 2019, Ross was in possession of a Glock .40 caliber handgun while in possession of methamphetamine, with intent to distribute. This firearm was determined to have been the same firearm that caused a gunshot wound to the head of a 3-year-old child on the same day. The indictment also alleges that Ross obstructed justice during the investigation of this incident by attempting to persuade an individual to falsely claim that this firearm belonged to a deceased individual.”
If convicted, Ross faces up to life in prison, the press release went on to say.
As The Tennessee Starreported last week, Justin Jerome Jones, 31, pleaded guilty this week in U.S. District Court to three counts of being a convicted felon in possession of firearms.
As The Tennessee Star reported this month, authorities sentenced a Nashville man in U.S. District Court to 15 years in prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
That man, Kevin Mark Paul, 36, had his sentencing last month.
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Chris Butler is an investigative journalist at The Tennessee Star. Follow Chris on Facebook. Email tips to [email protected].
So let’s pass more gun laws that only penalize law abiding citizens. Obviously, people who are already convicted criminals will continue to ignore them. Why can’t the Liberals see this? Because, the true intent is to regulate the ownership of firearms right out of America’s constitutional rights.
Just another one of those perpetrators of “victimless” crimes.
Will the “justice reform” changes let him walk:?