Three men from Savannah have been sentenced to federal prison for illegal firearms possession, according to a May 8 announcement by U.S. Attorney Margaret E. “Meg” Heap for the Southern District of Georgia.
The sentences were handed down by U.S. District Court Chief Judge R. Stan Baker. Aujawan T. Hymon, 21, received 41 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and a $1,200 fine after pleading guilty to illegal possession of a machine gun. According to the announcement, Savannah Police responded on July 2, 2025, to Oglethorpe Mall after reports of gunfire that wounded three people, including Hymon. Surveillance footage showed Hymon carrying and later discarding a .40-caliber Glock Model 22 modified with a “Glock switch” in a mall trash can; investigators recovered the weapon but determined Hymon did not appear to have fired it.
Antonio Owens, 30, was sentenced to 39 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Police found Owens with a pistol during a June 2025 traffic stop.
Ishaq Williams, 44, was sentenced to 24 months in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon following an incident where police discovered his pistol during a March 2024 traffic stop.
There is no parole in the federal system.
“Getting guns out of the hands of felons, and keeping illegal machine guns off the streets, is fundamental to making our community safer,” Heap said. “We applaud the work of our law enforcement partners for their vigilance in investigating these cases.”
The cases were investigated by the Savannah Police Department and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Makeia R. Jonese, Bradley R. Thompson, and Darron J. Hubbard for the Southern District of Georgia.
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia promotes community safety through programs such as Project Safe Neighborhoods; operates its headquarters in Savannah with an additional staffed branch office in Augusta; functions under the United States Department of Justice; employs about seventy attorneys and support staff; stands out nationally for successful prosecutions; prosecutes federal crimes; and manages civil litigation on behalf of the United States government, according to its official website.
