PENSACOLA, Florida — Earl Vincent Hudgins III, a 32-year-old from Pensacola, Florida, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The sentence includes an additional three-year term of supervised release, according to John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
U.S. Attorney Heekin praised the efforts of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and federal law enforcement partners, stating, “Thanks to the outstanding work…another dangerous felon was stopped before he could continue terrorizing our community with violence.” The case was part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative aimed at combating illegal immigration and violent crime.
Court documents reveal that Hudgins was stopped for a traffic infraction on February 16, 2025, during which an AR-style firearm loaded with 15 rounds of .300-caliber ammunition was discovered. As a convicted felon, Hudgins was prohibited from possessing the weapon. Social media posts showed him with the same firearm, and he posted a video during the traffic stop captioned, “Bout to go to jail.”…