FROM: Office of District Attorney General Jody Pickens, 26th Judicial District

Madison County Man Convicted of Being a Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm Receives 45 Year Sentence

On May 3, 2021, the Madison County, Tennessee Grand Jury indicted 42 year old, Jonathan Rogers Robertson for two counts of being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun and possession of drug paraphernalia. The indictment stems from a September 16, 2020, traffic stop conducted by Investigator Adam Brown who found the Defendant in possession of a model 23 Glock, .40 caliber pistol, a digital scale, and burnt spoon commonly associated with heroin use.

The Defendant has multiple prior felony convictions including convictions for Felony Evading Arrest, Identity Theft, Vehicle Burglary, Felony Failure to Appear, Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance With the Intent to Sell, Theft Over $10,000, Robbery, three convictions for Aggravated Burglary, and two convictions for Theft Over $1000.

Additionally, the Defendant has misdemeanor convictions for Possession of Cocaine, Domestic Assault, two convictions for Driving on a Suspended/Cancelled or Revoked License, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Marijuana, Failure to Appear, two counts of Evading Arrest, Criminal Impersonation, Assault, and 4 convictions for Theft.

On September 14, 2022, a Madison County jury convicted the Defendant of all counts of the indictment and on November 28, 2022, Judge Kyle Atkins found the Defendant to be a Career Offender and sentenced him to 45 years in the Tennessee Department of Correction.

General Pickens stated, “Convicted Felons and handguns do not mix. It would have been better for the Defendant and society had he not made the decision to carry a handgun after having been convicted of multiple felonies.

As his criminal history demonstrates, the Defendant is a professional criminal who has devoted his life to criminal acts and society deserves to be protected from him for an extended period of time. I hope that this sentence sends the message that a decision to illegally possess a firearm will carry serious consequences. I appreciate the efforts of Assistant District Attorney General Ben Mayo who prosecuted the case at trial and Investigator Adam Brown who made the traffic stop. Their work has made the community a safer place to live.”