SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney
for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Carl Junction, Mo.,
woman was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm.
Lisa Lee, 43, of Carl Junction, was sentenced by U.S.
District Judge Stephen R. Bough to 10 years in federal prison without parole,
the maximum statutory penalty for the offense.
On April 26, 2017, Lee pleaded guilty to being a felon in
possession of a firearm. Lee admitted she was in possession of a Taurus 9mm
revolver when she was stopped by a Joplin, Mo., police officer on Feb. 26,
2016.
The police officer conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle
Lee was driving. As he approached the vehicle, the officer saw Lee hide
something near the door. Based on Lee’s furtive movements and nervous manner,
investigators conducted a canine sweep of the exterior of the car. The dog
alerted on the car, indicating the presence of narcotics.
Officers searched the vehicle and found $21,000,
approximately 83.68 grams of pure methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and the
Taurus revolver. The firearm was located in the trunk of the vehicle and
wrapped in a multi-colored handkerchief.
Under federal law, it is illegal for anyone who has been
convicted of a felony to be in possession of any firearm or ammunition. Lee has
prior felony convictions for receiving stolen property, forgery and stealing.
She currently has four felony cases pending against her in the Circuit Court
for Jasper County, Mo.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney James J.
Kelleher. It was investigated by the Joplin, Mo., Police Department and the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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