A Fairfield man who previously pleaded guilty in the high-profile slaying of Birmingham twin brothers was convicted Thursday on a federal gun charge.

Terrell Corey McMullin, 30, was convicted of illegally possession a firearm. He was prohibited from carrying a gun because he is a convicted felon.

McMullin in 2021 pleaded guilty to the June 28, 2013, shooting deaths of Jonathan and Jeremi Berry at their Wylam home. Their mother was shot in the back and paralyzed.

Jonathan and Jeremi were shot in their home and were innocent victims, police said.

They were inside their Attalla Street home about 8:30 p.m. playing video games when three men stormed the house and later shot them to death. Police said the twins were not the targets of the crime.

Police said the suspects forced their way into the home in an apparent home invasion and ransacked the house.

The boy’s mother arrived at the home in her Ford Explorer and then attempted to drive away when she saw the suspects at her house.

They opened fire on her.

Several bullets struck her SUV, and one bore into her spinal cord, severing it. West Precinct officers arrived on the scene and found her lying beside her vehicle.

McMullin, one of multiple people charged in the twins’ slaying, was initially charged with capital murder. It’s not immediately clear why it took more than seven years for the case to be adjudicated, but McMullin pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of manslaughter on Aug. 16, 2021.

He was sentenced to 20 years in prison with 60 months to serve but was given credit for the time he had served awaiting trial and was quickly released.

Charges against three others were dismissed and Stanley Chatman was sentenced to life in prison.

According to evidence presented at this week’s trial, Pleasant Grove police tried to conduct a traffic stop on McMullin on Feb. 1, 2022, but McMullin speeded away. It ended when the driver lost control and wrecked.

McMullin then jumped out of the vehicle and ran away. The foot chase ended when McMullin crossed into the Fairfield city limits.

During the search of the abandoned vehicle, the officer found a tan Glock 9mm pistol with an installed Glock switch in the driver’s seat.

The Glock was later determined to be stolen.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case along with the Pleasant Grove Police Department.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Michael A. Royster and William R. McComb are prosecuting.

A sentencing date has not yet been announced. McMullin faces a maximum of 10 years in prison for the gun conviction.

“The illegal possession of firearms by repeat offenders is a persistent threat to the peace and safety of our communities,” said Northern District of Alabama U.S. Attorney Escalona.

“Today’s announcement is a perfect answer to one of our most important whys, why we chose to protect and serve the public,” said ATF Specal Agent in Charge Marcus Watson.