KANSAS CITY, Mo. — David M. Ketchmark,
Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced
that a Blue Springs, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for
illegally possessing a firearm. The crime was discovered after he accidentally
shot a friend and took him to the hospital for treatment.
Travis L. Martin, 38, of Blue Springs,
was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to nine years in federal prison
without parole.
On Jan. 5, 2012, Martin pleaded guilty
to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Martin admitted that he possessed
a Colt .45–caliber pistol on June 27, 2011. Martin accidentally fired the
weapon in his residence, injuring a friend in the arm. Martin took the wounded
individual to the hospital for treatment of the gunshot wound.
Police officers executed a search
warrant at Martin’s residence, where they found the pistol as well as nine
additional firearms. Officers also recovered a baggie of marijuana, narcotics
paraphernalia and 15 marijuana plants.
Under federal law, it is illegal for
anyone who has been convicted of a felony to be in possession of any firearm or
ammunition. Martin has prior felony convictions for unlawful use of a weapon,
felonious restraint and armed criminal action.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant
U.S. Attorney Bruce Clark. It was investigated by the Independence, Mo., Police
Department and the Firearms Task Force of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives.
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