A Birmingham man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm, according to U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.
Chief U.S. District Judge Madeline H. Haikala sentenced Cordarius Dejuan Martin Terrell, also known as “Cordarius Dejuan Terrell,” 32, to 180 months in prison. Terrell pleaded guilty in May 2025 to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
According to the plea agreement, on May 13, 2024, officers with the Birmingham Police Department Crime Reduction Task Force were attempting to locate and arrest Terrell in connection with multiple active felony warrants. Later that day, officers arrested Terrell at a gas station on Graymont Avenue West in Birmingham. At the time of his arrest, Terrell was found to be in possession of a .40 caliber Smith & Wesson pistol…