Charlotte Man Sentenced to Over 9 Years for Firearm Violation Amid Prior Convictions

James Earl Holmes, a 45-year-old man from Charlotte, received a sentence exceeding nine years in federal prison today for illegal possession of a firearm. This comes following his conviction of a firearms violation, as reported by the

U.S. Attorney’s Office

. Currently on federal supervised release for a prior firearm conviction, Holmes was condemned to 110 months imprisonment, which will be succeeded by three years of supervised release.

Details indicate that on May 30, 2021, police responded to a shooting in the parking lot of an apartment complex. According to statements obtained by the

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, officers found a female victim, identified only as F.L., who had suffered two gunshot wounds. F.L. and other witnesses named Holmes as the shooter. Holmes, who was nearby and seated in his wheelchair, initially denied the allegations but was later discovered to have concealed a loaded firearm in his diaper.

Further investigation revealed that F.L. had declined Holmes’s advances at a party prior to the incident. Court documents disclosed, “Don’t be sorry now, b**ch,” as the chilling words Holmes uttered before shooting her. The ATF and the Pineville Police Department’s subsequent inquiry led to Holmes’ arrest and his guilty plea to firearm possession by a convicted felon on June 16, 2022. In the process, officers found incriminating evidence, including 9mm casings at the scene and a bullet fragment from F.L.’s body, tying the crime directly to Holmes, as per the

U.S. Attorney’s Office

.

In addition to the shooting, Holmes’s pretrial conduct at the Mecklenburg County Jail complicates his case, reportedly having assaulted jail staff and a nurse. These incidents range from spitting and biting a detention officer to throwing a liquid substance at another and possessing a shank. The court recognized these behaviors as well as his attempted murder connection, leading to the current sentence, according to the

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.

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