ABERDEEN, Miss. ( WJTV ) – A federal jury convicted a Belzoni man of conspiring to transfer firearms to Chicago, Illinois, residents and making false statements to federal firearms licensees during the purchase of multiple firearms.
According to court documents, the investigation began after agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) noticed a high volume of firearms recovered in crimes in Chicago had been purchased in the Northern District of Mississippi. They said some of the firearms involved in new crimes had been purchased as recent as one day prior to use in a new offense.
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According to investigators, several of the firearms recovered had machinegun devices attached that converted the firearms to be able to fire automatically.
Jarvis Hood, 23, was charged with conspiracy to transfer firearms to out-of-state residents and to make false statements to federal firearms licensees during firearms purchases. After a five-day trial, a federal jury found Hood guilty of the offense. His sentencing is scheduled for February 4, 2025…