Moody Man Sentenced For Illegal Gun Possession, Identity Theft

BIRMINGHAM, AL — A federal judge sentenced a 40-year-old Moody man to 12 years in prison on Monday for illegal possession of a gun and identity theft. Greg Alan McDonald pleaded guilty in July to the charges.

According to the plea agreement, McDonald was arrested on March 28 after the search of a hotel room occupied by McDonald revealed the presence of access device making equipment, heroin, methamphetamine and fentanyl. Officers performing the search also discovered a safe belonging to McDonald that contained four firearms, along with identification documents belonging to other individuals.

“Repeat offenders are a menace to society and will be brought to justice,” said U.S. Attorney Jay Town. “The revolving door for McDonald is now locked tightly behind him and he will now spend time in a federal prison where there is no sanctuary for parole.”

McDonald was sentenced to the statutory maximum of 120 months based on his significant criminal history, followed by a two year sentence on the aggravated identity theft charge.

United States Secret Service and the Birmingham, Vestavia, Mountain Brook and Homewood police departments investigated the case, which Assistant United States Attorneys Catherine Crosby Long and Blake Milner prosecuted.