RALEIGH – A Robeson County man was sentenced Wednesday to 70 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release for a firearm offenses, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced.
According to court documents, Corey Elton Jones, 39, was charged in a superseding criminal information with one count of felon in possession of a firearm. Jones plead guilty on Oct. 31.
In December 2018, Jones was less than a year into a 30 month term of probation after pleading guilty in March 2017 to a number of state charges, including a felony charge for possession of a firearm by a felon. On Dec. 19, 2018, state probation officers and Robeson County Sheriff’s Office conducted a search of Jones’ residence. Jones initially denied having any guns but officers found a fully loaded .40 caliber handgun in a dresser drawer with Jones’ wallet. Another drawer contained a bag of ammunition and a .22 caliber rifle was also found in the closet of Jones’ bedroom. After his arrest, Jones waived his Miranda rights and admitted to possessing the handgun.
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