A repeat felon had over $30,000 cash and a Glock gun, now he is going back to prison lockup
In April 2026 Terence McBride, 39, was sentenced to 262 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release in Charlotte, NC for illegal gun possession and using a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking activities.
On June 15, 2023, officers attempted to stop an SUV being driven by McBride, but the defendant refused to stop. As officers followed McBride, the defendant discarded a backpack onto a residential street containing a Glock, model 33, .357 caliber semi-automatic pistol, 17.31 grams of cocaine, and over $20,000 in cash.
Six days later officers arrested McBride in the driveway of a residence. The suspect had a South Carolina ID bearing McBride’s picture but another name.
The suspect also had $13,994 in cash. McBride was released on state bond following his arrest. According to court records, McBride later became a suspect in a homicide stemming from a March 17, 2024, shooting in Charlotte.
Warrants were issued for McBride’s arrest. McBride was located in New York on August 16, 2024. The defendant was in the front seat passenger of a car that ran a red light.
During the subsequent traffic stop, law enforcement recovered two firearms and an amount of cocaine base. McBride was again in possession of fraudulent identification.
On June 20, 2025, McBride pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. He was sentenced to 22 years in prison.
McBride is in federal custody. He will be ordered to report to the Federal Bureau of Prisons upon designation of a federal facility.
