Jackson, Miss. – Christopher Brian Birdsong, 39, of Byram, pled
guilty yesterday before Chief U.S. District Court Judge Daniel P. Jordan III to
being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney
Mike Hurst and Michelle A. Sutphin, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
On December 5, 2017, Birdsong was caught shoplifting from
Wal-Mart in Byram. When officers attempted to approach him, he fled. Once he
was apprehended, he was found to be in possession of a Taurus .38 caliber
revolver. Birdsong was also charged with shoplifting and resisting arrest. He
was previously convicted of Felony DUI in Rankin County.
Birdsong will be sentenced by Judge Jordan on October 25,
2019 at 9:30 a.m. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a
$250,000 fine.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the Byram Police Department. It is being prosecuted by
Assistant United States Attorney Kimberly T. Purdie.
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