On August 24th, 2026, Jacob L. Weaver was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for Felon in Possession of a Firearm with Ammunition by United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr., after his April 28th, 2026, guilty plea.
According to court documents, on July 25, 2025, Shreveport Police Department officers responded to a crime regarding a stolen gray Kia traveling eastbound on Kings Highway. Officers attempted a traffic stop, but the vehicle fled at high speeds through several residential areas before crashing into a soccer goal on the campus of a local school.
Weaver, along with two other occupants, fled on foot. After a brief pursuit, Weaver was tased and detained. Inside the stolen Kia, officers found a backpack in the back seat containing a loaded pistol, which had been reported stolen in 2020.
In recorded jail calls, Weaver admitted to being a backseat passenger in the vehicle, acknowledged procuring the firearm, and admitted he was a convicted felon prohibited from possessing it.
U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Keller for the Western District of Louisiana made the announcement. Shreveport Police Department investigated the case. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Allison Foster with assistance from Paralegal Specialist Emily Favrot.
This case was prosecuted as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the Department of Justice’s nationwide initiative that brings federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement, prosecutors, and other public safety partners together to coordinate efforts to combat violent crime and make communities safe.
