United States v. Quillan Inman

── United States v. Quillan Inman ── Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Date: June 05, 2026 Category: General USCA4 Appeal: 24-4217 Doc: 48 Filed: 06/05/2026 Pg: 1 of 10 UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 24-4217 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. QUILLAN INMAN, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Wilmington. Louise W. Flanagan, District Judge. (7:22-cr-00007-FL-1) Submitted: November 18, 2025 Decided: June 5, 2026 Before WYNN, HEYTENS, and BERNER, Circuit Judges. Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded by unpublished opinion. Judge Berner authored the opinion, in which Judge Wynn and Judge Heytens joined. ON BRIEF: Thomas R. Wilson, GREENE WILSON CROW & SMITH, PA, New Bern, North Carolina, for Appellant. Michael F. Easley, Jr., United States Attorney, David A. Bragdon, Assistant United States Attorney, Katherine S. Englander, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. USCA4 Appeal: 24-4217 Doc: 48 Filed: 06/05/2026 Pg: 2 of 10 BERNER, Circuit Judge: A jury found Quillan Inman guilty of a single count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The district court sentenced Inman to 100 months’ imprisonment, applying a four-point sentencing enhancement for possession of a firearm in connection with a separate felony offense. On appeal, Inman challenges his conviction on the basis that certain evidence introduced by the Government at trial should have been suppressed. He also argues that the district court erred by failing to find a predicate felony offense when it applied the sentencing enhancement. We conclude that Inman waived his suppression challenge because he conceded it before the district court. We agree with Inman, however, that the district court erred when it applied the sentencing enhancement. Thus, though we uphold his conviction, we vacate Inman’s sentence and remand to the district court for resentencing. I. Background Early one morning in late 2020, Quillan Inman was riding as a passenger in the front seat of a Toyota Corolla when the Corolla passed a convenience store in Robeson County, North Carolina. Detectives Jeremy Hunt and Brent Chavis from the Robeson County Sherriff’s Office (collectively, the Detectives) were parked in an unmarked police vehicle in the parking lot of the convenience store surveilling a suspect. The Detectives noticed the Corolla turn off the road where they believed the suspect was living, so they pulled out of the convenience store parking lot and began to follow the Corolla. 2 USCA4 Appeal: 24-4217 Doc: 48 Filed: 06/05/2026 Pg: 3 of 10 The Detectives observed the Corolla cross over the centerline of the road, a moving traffic violation. They then activated their police lights and continued pursuing the Corolla. The Corolla sped up and the Detectives turned on their police siren. A chase ensued. Eventually, the Detectives overtook the Corolla and blocked its path. Unable to drive further, the driver of the Corolla got out of the car and fled down a nearby dirt road. Detective Chavis exited the police vehicle and cha