McIntosh County neighborhood was sentenced to more than nine years in federal prison on firearms charges. Darvin Prest Morris, 41, of Ludowici, was sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, said Margaret E. “Meg” Heap, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood sentenced Morris to 110 months in prison, fined him $1,000 and ordered him to serve three years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. “Our commitment to safe communities means absolutely no tolerance for convicted felons carrying guns,” Heap said. “If you’re prohibited from possessing a firearm because of a history of committing crimes, we’ll work with our law enforcement partners to take you off the streets.” The Attorney’s Office said Morris was indicted after an April 2021 incident in which people of a McIntosh County neighborhood detained Morris for police after he drove through a man’s yard, brandished a firearm and fired multiple shots. Morris previously was convicted in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The case was prosecuted for the United States
