SAVANNAH, Georgia — Two Savannah men who tried to overpower an undercover federal agent during the sale of a stolen pistol have each been sentenced to 111 months in federal prison — just over nine years — the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Georgia announced on Saturday, November 14, 2026. Terry Rashad Flaggs, 19, and Jaidyn Jaquan Greene, 20, both of Savannah, pleaded guilty to Assault on a Federal Officer and to Using a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence.

The sentences were imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood and announced by Margaret E. “Meg” Heap, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer J. Kirkland. Because there is no parole in the federal system, both men will serve their prison terms before beginning three years of supervised release.

How a stolen Glock led agents to the sale

According to court documents and testimony cited by prosecutors, the case began in November 2025, when the owner of a stolen firearm found his own gun — a Glock Model 34, 9 mm pistol — listed for sale on a social media outlet. He immediately notified the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the federal agency that investigates illegal firearms trafficking.

An undercover ATF agent arranged to meet the sellers and carry out a controlled purchase of the stolen firearm. Controlled purchases of this kind are a standard ATF tool: the agent poses as a buyer, the meeting is watched by other officers, and payment is made under surveillance so that arrests can be made at the scene.

The exchange turned violent

During the exchange, prosecutors said, Flaggs and Greene attempted to overpower the undercover agent. After receiving payment, they brandished a second pistol — a Palmetto State Armory Dagger, 9 mm — and demanded the stolen firearm back, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. A scuffle followed.

Savannah Police Department officers who were observing the operation converged on the two men, who attempted to flee on foot. Officers pursued and apprehended both defendants and recovered both firearms — the stolen Glock and the Dagger pistol brandished during the assault. No account in the prosecutors' statement reported injuries to the agent.

ATF Assistant Special Agent in Charge Brian Graves said attempting to take a firearm by force put the undercover agent and the public at serious risk, adding that the ATF and its partners “will continue to hold accountable those who use violence to traffic in illegal firearms.” The case was investigated jointly by the ATF and the Savannah Police Department.

Background: stolen guns and social-media sales

Federal prosecutors in Georgia and across the United States have repeatedly targeted the resale of stolen firearms through social media, a channel that moves guns quickly and anonymously and is a recurring source of weapons later recovered in shootings. A stolen handgun carries no lawful paper trail, which is why its recovery — and the arrest of anyone trying to sell it — is treated as a priority by the ATF. In this case, it was the theft victim's own report, after spotting his Glock for sale online, that opened the investigation.

For residents of Savannah — a port city in coastal Georgia — the sentences close a case that began with an ordinary online listing and ended with an attack on a federal officer in a watched parking-lot-style exchange. The guilty pleas meant there was no trial; the facts summarized above are the account set out in court documents and testimony as reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office.

What happens next

Flaggs and Greene now begin federal prison terms of 111 months each, followed by three years of supervised release under court supervision. The U.S. Attorney's Office announced no further court dates in the case. The two firearms recovered at the scene remain in law-enforcement custody as evidence from a closed investigation.