An Atlanta man was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to a Wednesday press release.
Cory “Corey” Jones, 29, pleaded guilty to the charges on May 15.
The charges stem from an incident in March 2016, when Jones pulled out a firearm and demanded a driver’s watch in the parking lot of the Blue Ivory Restaurant and Lounge, according to U.S. Attorney John A. Horn. After the victim handed over his timepiece, Jones fired at him, missing his mark.
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Jones continued to fire at the car as it sped from the parking lot, the press release said. The victim stopped and shot back, and a security guard also fired at Jones.
Jones fled the parking lot on foot and tried to hide in bushes on a nearby exit ramp for I-20, with his gun at his feet. Two security guards caught him, and the Atlanta Police Department took him into custody.
He was booked into the Fulton County Jail on March 15 and released 321 days later to the Georgia Department of Corrections, according to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Bret R. Hobson and Mary Webb prosecuted the case.
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