Convicted Felon Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison on Gun Charge

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A convicted felon has been sentenced for illegally possessing a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson.

Chief U.S. District Court Judge R. David Proctor sentenced Antony Daizshaun Zyquan Kirksey, aka "Antony Carson Kirksey," 24, of Anniston, to 37 months in prison. In June, Kirksey pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to court documents, on October 12, 2023, an Anniston Police Department officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle. Kirksey was a passenger in the vehicle. When asked by the officer if there were weapons in the vehicle, Kirksey admitted to having a firearm in a bag he was wearing across his chest. The officer recovered a loaded Glock 9mm pistol and a loaded extra magazine.

Kirksey is prohibited from possessing a firearm because of prior felony convictions.

The ATF investigated the case along with the Anniston Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kristy M. Peoples prosecuted the case.