TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal jury in Tallahassee found an Atlanta man guilty of illegally possessing a firearm after investigators said they found a loaded handgun during a traffic stop tied to a human trafficking operation.
Jonathan Deon Morehead, 38, of Atlanta, Georgia, was convicted following a trial on a charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The verdict was announced Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, by John P. Heekin, the United States attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
U.S. Attorney Heekin said: “The aggressive prosecutors in my office are relentlessly pursuing the dangerous criminals threatening the safety of our communities, and we continue to deliver successful prosecutions to send those criminals to federal prison where they belong. This case reaffirms what should already be abundantly clear: the Northern District of Florida has zero-tolerance for crime, and we won’t stop until we deliver the safe, crime-free streets that our citizens deserve.”…