Shreveport Man Found Guilty of Possession of a Firearm By a Felon

A Shreveport man whose criminal past prevents him from possessing a gun was convicted of attempting to possess one yesterday.

30 year-old Timias Jackson, was found guilty of attempted possession of a firearm by a convicted felon by the seven-woman, five-man jury in court after deliberations that lasted about 90 minutes.

DA James Stewart’s office called four witnesses to prove Jackson possessed a gun, knowing that he had been convicted of a felony that prohibited him from possessing it, after having been found with a firearm in the home where he was located.

Agents with the Louisiana office of Probation and Parole went to a residence looking for another person who was under supervision. Jackson answered the door. When the agents searched the home, a gun was found in the bedroom in plain view, with Jackson being the only person in the house at the time.

Jackson already was under supervision for a previous conviction for attempted manslaughter in Bossier Parish in 2019.

Once the gun was seized, it was submitted to the state as evidence. Items belonging to Jackson also were found at the scene near where the firearm was found.

From the Caddo DA:

"When Jackson returns to Judge Hathaway' court for sentencing September 28, 2026, he faces at least one year in prison, with a maximum sentence of seven and a half years possible.

Assistant District Attorneys Stephen Folk-Cruthirds and Christopher Bowman prosecuted Jackson. He was represented by the Caddo Parish Public Defender's office.

The case was docket No. 406379."