A Montgomery man is facing the possibility of fifteen years in prison without parole after being convicted by a federal jury of illegal possession of a firearm.
Grenden James Jordan, 27, was arrested in March of 2024 after firing into a vehicle filled with innocent bystanders including a mother, father, and four-year-old child while attempting to shoot at another vehicle. The firearm possessed by Jordan during the shooting was an AR-style pistol with a high-capacity drum magazine.
“The illegal use of guns by individuals that have no regard for the safety of our communities, our children, or anyone but themselves will not be tolerated,” said Acting United States Attorney Davidson. “My office is committed to aggressively prosecuting all violations of federal firearms laws to deter criminals like Grenden Jordan from engaging in these public shootings and placing innocent bystanders in harm’s way.”
According to court records and evidence presented at trial, on March 16, 2024, an officer with the Montgomery Police Department heard gunshots being fired on Atlanta Highway near the Eastern Boulevard overpass and responded to the scene.
Upon arrival, the officer saw three men walking away from a blue Dodge Challenger that was stopped in one of the lanes of traffic. One of the men, later identified as Grenden James Jordan, was observed by the officer throwing a firearm towards the side of the road. The three men fled the scene.
Witnesses stated that the three men were occupants of the Dodge Challenger and had exchanged gunfire with a red sedan, which left the scene when law enforcement arrived. Numerous bullet holes were found in the Dodge Challenger. The child in the vehicle caught in the crossfire sustained injuries from broken glass caused by the gunshots and was treated.
A sentencing hearing will be scheduled in the coming months. During that hearing, a federal district court judge will determine any sentence based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
The Montgomery Police Department and the FBI investigated this case, which Assistant United States Attorneys Brandon W. Bates and Michelle R. Turner prosecuted.
Austen Shipley is the News Director for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @ShipleyAusten
