Opinion
2:24-cr-37-SPC-NPM
09-20-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JD IRONS, JR.
PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE
SHERI POLSTERCHAPPELL, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Before the Court on United States' Motion for Preliminary Order of Forfeiture. (Doc. 38). Now that Defendant has been adjudicated guilty, the Government seeks a preliminary order forfeiting a Sig Sauer firearm (S/N 66F096918) and ammunition (“assets”) seized on or about December 8, 2023. See 18 U.S.C. § 924(d)(1), 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c); Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(2).
In so moving, the Government has connected the above asset to the crime of conviction. The Court thus finds the United States is entitled to possession of the Sig Sauer firearm (S/N 66F096918) and ammunition.
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
The United States' Motion for Preliminary Order of Forfeiture (Doc. 38) is GRANTED.
1. The Sig Sauer firearm (S/N 66F096918) and ammunition are FORFEITED to the United States for disposition according to law and subject to 21 U.S.C. § 853(n), as incorporated by 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c) and Rule 32.2(b)(2).
2. This Order will become a final order of forfeiture as to Defendant at sentencing.
3. Jurisdiction is retained to the extent necessary to complete the forfeiture and disposition of the asset.
DONE AND ORDERED.