How Many Years Can You Get for Federal Felon in Possession in Winston-Salem?
Quick answer: Two retained federal reports describe 92 months for Scott and 165 months for Ireland’s new firearm conviction, each with three years supervised release. Ireland’s separate consecutive 24-month revocation term is not a firearm-count endpoint. These are selected reported terms, not a certified comparable citywide sentencing range.
Evidence scope: Relevant DOJ narratives and Ireland’s August 13, 2026 amended appellate opinion were actually read during this audit. Complete later-docket, applicable historical-law and independent precise incorporated-city offense-point checks remain open. The retained records are not all Winston-Salem cases, an average, a prediction or proof of time actually served.
Observed case evidence
| Case | Offense location | Conviction | Reported count-specific term | Sentence scope | Comparison status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrian Sylvester Scott Jr. | Piedmont Circle and East Twenty-Ninth Street in Winston-Salem | Federal felon in possession of a firearm | 92 months plus three years supervised release | Target federal firearm sentence. | Not certified; full qualification open | Case source |
| Cortez Desean Ireland | Domestic disturbance and shooting incident identified by DOJ as occurring in Winston-Salem | Federal felon in possession of a firearm | 165 months plus three years supervised release, with consecutive 24-month revocation term | Count-specific 165-month felon-in-possession term; separate 24-month revocation term excluded. | Not certified; full qualification open | Case source |
Ireland’s later appeal confirms the two sentence components
The Fourth Circuit’s amended unpublished opinion in Nos. 25-4663 and 25-4664 (August 13, 2026), pages 1–3, affirmed the judgment. Page 2 separately identifies 165 months for the new firearm conviction and 24 months for the supervised-release violation; page 3 upholds their consecutive structure. The 189-month combined total is not the target firearm-count endpoint. This appellate action belongs to Ireland’s existing prosecution records, not a third independent defendant or case.
Reported terms are not statutory limits
The table retains source-assigned firearm terms while keeping the revocation disposition separate. It does not certify comparable endpoints, a statutory minimum or maximum, a typical result or a plea estimate. The offense-date law, exact conviction, criminal history, enhancements and later disposition require separate checking.
Sentence-scope rules
A term assigned to the target count is kept separate from accompanying dispositions; no numeric comparison is certified here. Unallocated multi-offense totals, multiple defendants in one prosecution, nonfinal matters, non-city conduct, life terms, probation-only outcomes, and noncomparable sentence types are excluded rather than estimated. Federal and state/local outcomes are never mixed.
Methodology and disclaimer
Each row has a named prosecution and source-reported Winston-Salem conduct connection, not a completed independent municipal-boundary certification. The Ireland conviction and separate supervision proceeding are retained without creating another qualifying firearm case. Read the methodology, editorial standards, and the Winston-Salem sentencing hub. This page is general information, not legal advice.