Gilmer Man Sentenced to 18 Months for Firearms Violations

Upshur County felon sentenced to federal prison for firearms violation

TYLER, Texas –A Gilmer convicted felon has been sentenced to federal prison for firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   Jimmy Lavoice Duffey, 47, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Jeremy D. Kernodle on December 10, 2025.   According to information presented in court, on May 7, 2022, Duffey was sto…

Gilmer man sentenced to 18 months for firearms violations

GILMER, Texas (KETK)-- A Gilmer man was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison on Wednesday after being found guilty of firearms violations. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Texas, Jimmy Duffey was pulled over on May 7, 2022, for a traffic violation in Cherokee County. During the stop, officials located a firearm [...]