Trial of Fairbury Man Facing Felony Gun Charge Postponed

The trial of a Fairbury man prohibited from owning firearms due to a felony conviction has been postponed while plea negotiations continue.Cameron D. May, age 54, appeared in Jefferson County District Court on Thursday, January 2, 2025. He is charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, a class 1D felony punishable by three to 50 years in prison. Nebraska law prohibits an individual with a felony conviction from possessing a firearm. Per Nebraska Revised Statute 28-1206, “The felony conviction may have been had in any court in the United States, the several states, territories, or possessions, or the District of Columbia.”Previously, the defense filed a notice in District Court of his intention to challenge the constitutionality of that law.According to the defendant's notice, filed October 2, 2024, by May's attorney, Dustin Garrison, “Notice is hereby given to the following entities of the Defendant’s intent to challenge the constitutionality of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1206. Indeed, said statute is unconstitutional and denies Defendant of his rights under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.” On November 15, 2023, at approximately 1:30 p.m., the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office received a tip from an individual who reported May is a convicted felon and was in possession of firearms.According to the Affidavit for Arrest Warrant, the reporting party sent photos in which four different firearms were identified: a Glock 48, a 45 caliber 1911, a 12-gauge pump shotgun and an AR-15-style rifle.The affidavit indicates deputies were also provided with photographs of “what appeared to be two military-style ammunition boxes next to a piece of mail.”The defendant's name and address were clearly visible on the mail.The warrant was issued Thursday, November 30, 2023.May was arrested on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at the Jefferson County Courthouse. He was in court that day to fight a speeding ticket and was arrested after the trial. January 2 was the deadline for a plea agreement. A trial was scheduled for January 23 and 24, 2025. However, Garrison asked that both the deadline and trial be continued, citing ongoing plea negotiations, “I don't think we'll need a trial.”“We don't have a resolution at this point,” said Garrison. “I'm sure it will get resolved.”May remains free on a $80,000 (10 percent) bond.

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