SAVANNAH, Ga. () – A Savannah resident has been named in a recently returned indictment in the Southern District of Georgia. The indictment includes charges alleging felons illegally possessed firearms. 

“Removing guns from the hands of those who are prohibited from possessing them is a vital part of this office’s effort to fight violent crime,” said Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. “Our law enforcement partners continue their valiant efforts to identify individuals who illegally possess weapons in our communities.”  

Those indicted in January include:

• Natravien Reshawn Landry, 25, of Abbeville, Louisiana, charged with Premeditated Murder and Use of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence for the Dec. 14, 2024, fatal shooting of U.S. Army Sgt. Andre S. Stewart Jr. at Fort Eisenhower in a case under investigation by the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division. Also,
• Fitz Kenney Williams, 33, of Augusta, charged with Illegal Receipt of a Firearm by a Person Under Indictment;
• Ruben Alejandro Reyna-Mendoza, 47, of Ridgeland, South Carolina, was charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon; and,
• Jarvis Jerrell Giles, 36, of Savannah, was charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.

The cases are prosecuted as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods in collaboration with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the FBI, to reduce violent crime with measures that include targeting convicted felons who illegally possess guns.

All indicted defendants are considered innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Under federal law, it is illegal for an individual to possess a firearm if he or she falls into one of nine prohibited categories including being a felon; illegal alien; or unlawful user of a controlled substance.

Further, it is illegal to possess a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense or violent crime. It is also illegal to purchase firearms if the buyer is a prohibited person or illegally purchasing a firearm on behalf of others. Lying on ATF Form 4473, which is used to lawfully purchase a firearm, also is a federal offense. 

For more information from the ATF on the lawful purchasing of firearms, please click here.