Norman Spence/Jamaica/Weapons Offense

Jamaican national Norman Spence, a criminal illegal alien, was arrested in Detroit, Michigan, on a weapons possession charge. Federal court records from the Eastern District of Michigan identify Norman Washington Spence as an unlawfully present alien indicted for possessing ammunition, a status-based offense under federal firearms law. In that case, Spence challenged the charge on constitutional grounds, arguing that the statute restricting firearm and ammunition possession by illegal aliens violated the Second Amendment.​

According to the court’s description of the underlying conduct, Spence’s alleged offense arose from his possession of ammunition while lacking lawful immigration status, which prosecutors argued made his possession illegal regardless of whether the ammunition had been recently fired or paired with a firearm. He was taken into federal custody in Michigan on the weapons-related count, with his illegal status central to the criminal case now proceeding in federal court.​