United States v. Paris Ballew

Paris Rayon Ballew appeals his convictions and sentence for firearm and drug offenses. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

In the early morning hours of August 8, 2009, a woman called 911, screaming that a person had just pointed a gun in her face. Officers with the Jackson Police Department responded to Chinaberry Cove, where the woman screamed, “he’s got a gun”; said the man had run behind the house; and directed officers to a nearby vehicle where they recovered a firearm and a backpack containing marijuana, plastic sandwich bags, scales, and Ballew’s driver’s license. A federal…