Angela Maxine Lee, Felon in Possession of Firearm, Mississippi 2018
A 41-year-old Canton woman, Angela Maxine Lee, has been sentenced to 84 months in prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Christopher Freeze with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Lee, who pled guilty to the charge on October 3, 2018, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate on [date] to 84 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
The incident occurred on March 8, 2018, when Jackson Police officers conducted a traffic stop of a black Infiniti on Cooper Road in Jackson, Mississippi. Lee was a passenger in the vehicle and was directed to exit the vehicle. She was arrested for possession of marijuana and the purse she was holding was searched incident to the arrest. In her purse was a Rossi revolver containing two live rounds of ammunition.
Lee has prior felony convictions for grand larceny in Pike County, Mississippi in 2001; for robbery in Pike County, Mississippi in 2003; and for felon in possession of a firearm in Hinds County, Mississippi in 2012.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Jackson Police Department investigated the case. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lynn Murray.
The case is part of Project EJECT, an initiative by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Mississippi under the U.S. Attorney's renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney's Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally-based strategies to reduce violent crime.
Angela Maxine Lee, 41, of Canton, was sentenced to 84 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Christopher Freeze with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Lee's prior felony convictions include grand larceny in Pike County, Mississippi in 2001; robbery in Pike County, Mississippi in 2003; and felon in possession of a firearm in Hinds County, Mississippi in 2012.
Key Facts
- State: Mississippi
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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