Possession of Cocaine and Handgun in Madison County Lands Jackson Man in Prison

Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett, announced that Damarius Rashon Graham, 32, of Jackson, will spend every day of the next fifteen (15) years of his life in prison for the crimes of trafficking in controlled substances and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in Madison County, Mississippi. 

On September 30, 2022 an officer with the Madison Police Department made a traffic stop on a vehicle for driving northbound on I55. While explaining the traffic violation to the female driver, the officer smelled the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. Officers also noticed that Graham, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, was sitting on top of a firearm. 

Officers asked both individuals to exit the vehicle. Graham stated he was cold, and requested the officer retrieve his jacket from the front passenger seat. The officer patted down the jacket, for officer safety purposes, before handing it to Graham. Inside the jacket, officers located a bag containing marijuana. Upon further inspection of the car, officers found a purple Crown Royal bag in the backseat that contained a large amount of what appeared to be cocaine. 

Officers took custody of the firearm and discovered that it had been reported stolen out of Starkville, Mississippi. They also later learned that Graham had been twice convicted of felony offenses. The suspected drugs were sent to the Mississippi Crime Laboratory and, after a forensic evaluation and testing, the substance was confirmed to be cocaine and weighed over 200 grams, leading to the indictment for aggravated trafficking in controlled substances. 

On Tuesday, January 30, 2024 Graham pled guilty to one count of trafficking in cocaine and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was sentenced to twenty five years with ten suspended for the drug charge and ten years for the possession of a firearm by a felon charge. The court ordered that the sentences were to be served concurrently with another. The time will be served day for day without the possibility of early release or parole. 

District Attorney Bramlett stated, “This individual had been twice convicted of felony crimes and yet he did not learn his lesson those first two times. He was sitting on top of a stolen firearm while knowing it was against the law for him to be in possession of one. He was also knowingly transporting over two hundred grams of cocaine which we can only infer he intended to sell. We are thankful for the officers from Madison Police Department; their actions kept over 200 grams of cocaine from entering the streets of Mississippi.” 

Defendant: 

Name: Damarius Graham 

Date of Birth: 12/05/1991