Three Columbus Repeat Offenders Sentenced to Prison in Operation Take Back America

COLUMBUS, Ga. — Travis Dwayne Broadnax, 40, was sentenced to 137 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release after he pleaded guilty on Feb. 4, 2026, to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on May 8, 2026.

The sentencing is one of three separate cases concluded in the Columbus region under Operation Take Back America, an initiative targeting repeat offenders with prior criminal histories. All three defendants received prison terms.

Broadnax's case was prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. The charge falls under federal statutes prohibiting firearm possession by individuals with felony convictions.

The operational change is immediate: Broadnax will begin serving the 137-month sentence in federal prison rather than remaining in the community or facing lesser penalties available for first-time offenders. The other two defendants in the bundled cases likewise transition from pretrial or plea status to serving their respective prison terms.

Downstream, the sentences remove three convicted felons from the streets of the Columbus area for periods measured in years, triggering standard federal prison placement, classification, and eventual supervised release processes. The Justice Department must now execute the judgments, including any asset forfeitures or restitution if ordered, while the Bureau of Prisons assigns facilities.

The cases also add to the cumulative record of Operation Take Back America, which requires continued coordination across federal, state, and local agencies to identify and prosecute additional targets under the same initiative.

This marks the latest sentencings publicized from Operation Take Back America in the Middle District of Georgia. The department has used the operation to focus resources on defendants with established criminal records rather than first-time offenders, consistent with its stated priority on violent and repeat crime.