Jesse D. Ivey, Firearms Possession, Missouri 2016

LEBANON, MO – A Lebanon man was indicted for illegally possessing firearms after an eight-hour standoff with officers.

Jesse D. Ivey, 39, was charged in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Springfield, Mo.

According to the indictment, Ivey was in possession of a Charter Arms .38-caliber revolver, a high Standard .2-caliber pistol, a Ruger .357-caliber revolver and a Savage .30-06 rifle on January 5, 2016. He was also in possession of a Bushmaster AR-15 .223-caliber rifle on February 10, 2016.

The standoff began when officers entered a residence in Lebanon while searching for Ivey and found the Bushmaster rifle lying on the floor of the second-floor master bedroom. They heard Ivey in the attic space above the bedroom and directed him to come out of the attic space, but he refused to surrender.

Ivey finally surrendered about eight hours later, at 8:37 p.m., after an eight-hour-long standoff with law enforcement officers.

“The charges contained in this indictment are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt,” said Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri. “Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.”

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Carney. It was investigated by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Laclede County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Carney will prosecute the case. The investigation involved the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Laclede County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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