SAVANNAH, Georgia – A Savannah man has been convicted in federal court of illegally possessing a firearm and designated an armed career criminal following a jury trial stemming from a 2023 police investigation.
Duane B. Smith, also known as “Flex,” was found guilty after a two-day jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, according to Margaret E. Heap. The jury convicted Smith of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and determined he qualifies as an armed career criminal under federal law.
The case originated on June 13, 2023, when officers with the Savannah Police Department responded to a missing person report at the Goodwill store located at 220 Eisenhower Drive. Officers located the missing individual at the scene with Smith and learned Smith had driven the person to the store…