Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Dainton Drummond (62, Orlando) to 15 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by an illegal alien, which is to run consecutively with a prison sentence already imposed in the Superior Court of Arizona. The court also ordered Drummond to forfeit the firearm that was seized from him on the date of the arrest. Drummond entered a guilty plea on April 30, 2024.

According to court documents, on September 17, 2023, deputies from the Orange County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) responded to South Hiawassee Road and Hunterdon Drive in Orlando in reference to Drummond (presenting himself under the fraudulent alias of "Anselmo Lionel Jackson") driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated (DUI). After Drummond was arrested for DUI and requested that his vehicle to be towed, OCSO located and recovered a loaded Hi-Point 9mm River Pistol from within the vehicle. Further investigation revealed that Drummond, a multi-convicted felon and Jamaican citizen, illegally re-entered the United States and was living in Orlando under the alias of "Anselmo Lionel Jackson."

This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Orange County Sheriff's Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michael Sartoian.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.