A multi-convicted felon from Mississippi, will spend the next 100 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentence of 32 year old Robert Wilburn yesterday.
In March 2022, deputies from the Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office responded to a vehicle that was stopped on the side of the road. Deputies located Wilburn asleep behind the wheel. While attempting to wake Wilburn, deputies noticed the smell of intoxicants and marijuana in the vehicle.
During a search of Wilburn’s vehicle, deputies located in plain view next to the center console a Glock 43, 9mm firearm that contained a loaded magazine and one round in the chamber. In the center console, deputies located a box of 9mm ammunition. Deputies also located a second magazine in the glovebox, an open beer can in the center cup holder that was cold to the touch, and a small amount of marijuana.
In August, a jury found Wilburn guilty after a two-day jury trial conducted in the Jonesboro federal courthouse.