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USAO Press Release on April 9, 2026

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A convicted felon who fired a gun into an occupied apartment was sentenced today for illegally possessing a firearm, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.

Robert Dale Emerson Jr., 37, of Charlotte, was sentenced to 105 months…

USAO Press Release on April 9, 2026

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Two Mexican nationals, one of whom was in the United States illegally, were sentenced to prison today for trafficking methamphetamine, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. During the investigation, law enforcement found evidence of…

USAO Press Release on April 8, 2026

WILMINGTON, N.C. – A federal judge sentenced Fortunato Beltran, 45, to 31 years in federal prison for conspiracy to sell methamphetamine and fentanyl and selling methamphetamine and fentanyl. On November 21, 2025, a federal jury convicted Inmate Beltran of the charges…

USAO Press Release on April 8, 2026

COLUMBIA, S.C. —Trevor Jerremy Jones, 36, of Lexington County has pleaded guilty to possessing marijuana with the intent to distribute and possessing a stolen firearm.

Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that on Nov. 6, 2021, a University of South Carolina…

USAO Press Release on April 7, 2026

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson announced today that a repeat felon was sentenced to prison for almost 22 years for illegal gun possession and using a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking activities.

Terence Gerod McBride, 39, of Charlotte, was sentenced to 262 months…

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