A Birmingham man has been sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

U.S. District Court Judge Karon O. Bowdre this week sentenced David Mitchell IV, aka “Luh Mexico,” 27, to 33 months in prison. He pleaded guilty to the charge earlier this year.

According to court documents, Birmingham police on Dec. 28, 2022, were patrolling the city’s Norwood Bottoms community when they spotted a black Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT running, with loud music playing, but nobody inside.

As officers were looking at the Jeep, Mitchell approached yelling at them. Officers recognized Mitchell and knew he had an active felony warrant.

Officers took Mitchell into custody for the warrant and conducted a pat down on him which turned up a Glock 9mm pistol in his waistband.

That pistol, records state, had been reported stolen to the Alabaster Police Department, and it was loaded with fifteen rounds of 9mm ammunition.

Officers found the key to the Jeep in Mitchell’s back pocket and $4,398 cash in his pocket.

After running the tag on the Jeep, officers discovered that the tag was not registered to the Jeep. The Jeep had been reported stolen to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia.

Officers then obtained a search warrant for the Jeep.

When they searched the vehicle, they found a blue duffle bag containing marijuana, an iPhone, hydrocodone pills and two high-capacity Glock magazines.

Mitchell was prohibited from having a gun because he was convicted in 2020 in Illinois of unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

Mitchell is also facing state charges of receiving stolen property, possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of marijuana in connection with the Birmingham incident. Those cases are pending.

FBI investigated the case, along with the Birmingham Police Department.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Kristy Peoples prosecuted the case.