On a brisk day in Tampa, a man’s flight from the law resulted in a nine-year sentence behind bars, Jamal Dixon, at the age of 23, his history with the legal system took a turn for the dire when he was caught with a stolen firearm and a backpack teeming with evidence of narcotics dealings—Senior U.S. District Judge Daniel L. Hovland handed down the verdict, guaranteeing almost a decade in prison for the convicted felon who once again crossed legal boundaries, according to a Department of Justice press release.
It was on April 4 of last year that Dixon’s fate was sealed, when deputies, eyes sharp and intent on apprehension, set up shop to surveil and snag him on an outstanding warrant; opting for escape, Dixon left a residence, attempted to stash a backpack in his car, however, when approached by law enforcement he chose to run—dropping a Glock pistol with an extended magazine capable of carrying 22 rounds, deputies later discovering him concealed under a vehicle nearby and within that backpack over 450 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, noted the same source.
The weight of Dixon’s prior convictions bore down heavily, as his record shows past felonies including discharging a firearm in public and possession with intent to distribute, thus federal law strictly prohibits men like Dixon from owning or even holding a firearm or ammunition; these missteps paved his path to the recent nine-year sentence…