Repeat Offender Arrested Twice in Two Days Now Faces Federal Firearms Charge

A Nashville man, who was free on bond following an attempted murder arrest last September and was arrested twice in the past week, is now facing a federal charge of unlawful gun possession by a convicted felon. A criminal complaint was recently filed against him in the United States District Court. Metro PD reported that the suspect was previously prohibited from possessing a firearm due to a 2019 conviction in Cannon County—a conviction that carried a sentence of more than a decade under the community corrections program.

Adrees Bumphus, 30, was out on bond for attempted murder, felony gun possession, auto theft, and evading arrest when Metro Police detectives attempted to stop a vehicle he was traveling in last Wednesday due to an improper temporary tag. The driver fled at high speed, prompting officers to deploy spike strips to bring the vehicle to a stop, according to authorities. After the car was immobilized, Bumphus allegedly attempted to flee on foot but was quickly apprehended. Officers recovered a pistol from his waistband and three additional firearms—one of them reported stolen—from a backpack he was carrying.

Bumphus was previously convicted in Cannon County in 2019 for heroin distribution and is currently serving a 12-year Community Corrections sentence. As a convicted felon, he is prohibited from possessing firearms. Following Wednesday’s arrest on charges of unlawful gun possession, gun theft, and marijuana possession, Bumphus posted a $44,000 bond and was released Thursday morning. Just hours later, he was rearrested on additional state gun charges by TITANS detectives and federal agents.

If convicted on the federal firearms charge, Bumphus faces up to 15 years in a U.S. penitentiary without the possibility of parole.

"Our Operation Bond Watch was created to keep those out on bond for violent felonies from re-arming themselves and putting our citizens at risk," said Acting United States Attorney Robert E. McGuire. "If local jurisdictions see it fit to put those charged with attempted murder on bond, and then release them again and again after re-arrests, we will seek to intervene federally to protect our community."

"We are working with the U.S. Attorney's Office and our federal partners to hold accountable those persons who pose a real danger to Nashvillians," said Chief John Drake. "Convicted felons with guns demand precision-like attention. Mr. Bumphus is getting just that."

This investigation of Bumphus is being led by the MNPD and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Acting U.S. Attorney McGuire is handling the case in federal court.  As of Monday night, Bumphus was still behind bars in Nashville. 

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