Taunton Man Sentenced on Federal Gun Charge

BOSTON (WBSM) — A Taunton man was sentenced in federal court to two years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Jermaine Rodrigues, 34, was sentenced on November 15 to the two-year prison term, followed by three years of supervised release.

The charge stems back to June 2022, when Rodrigues was found in possession of two Anderson Manufacturing AM-15 .300 blackout firearms; the U.S. Attorney’s Office said one of the guns was equipped with a laser sight and optics affixed to the top rail.

He also possessed almost 100 rounds of .300 blackout ammunition.

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Rodrigues pleaded guilty in June 2024 to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, after he was indicted by a federal grand jury in July 2023.