Anthony Jamaal Lee, Firearm Possession, North Carolina 2019

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Kinston Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Firearm Possession

RALEIGH, N.C. – Anthony Jamaal Lee, 32, of Kinston has been sentenced to 57 months in prison and three years of supervised release for two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon.

According to court documents, Lee was prohibited from possessing firearms due to felony state convictions in 2013 and 2014 for carrying concealed firearms. Despite this, on July 11, 2019, a Goldsboro Police officer spotted Lee’s white Cadillac tailgating another car on the Highway 70 service road. The officer initiated a traffic stop and smelled marijuana as he approached the vehicle.

During questioning, Lee admitted to smoking marijuana in the car earlier in the day. A search of the vehicle revealed a Taurus 9mm handgun in a small compartment near the rear central armrest, as well as a bag containing marijuana. The handgun was seized as evidence, and Lee was subsequently arrested.

Later in 2019, Lee became the subject of a drug investigation in Kinston. On November 21, 2019, a confidential informant conducted a controlled purchase of marijuana and ecstasy from Lee at his Kinston home. The informant reported that Lee had a black gun on his hip when he came to the door. A short time later, Lee left the house in his white Cadillac and was pulled over and taken into custody. Officers executed a search warrant at the residence and recovered a black Smith & Wesson .40 caliber pistol, as well as marijuana and ecstasy.

G. Norman Acker, III, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Terrence W. Boyle. The Kinston Police Department, Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office, Goldsboro Police Department, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) conducted the investigation.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jake D. Pugh prosecuted the case. Lee pled guilty to the charge on March 25, 2021, and was subsequently sentenced to 57 months in prison and three years of supervised release. The investigation and prosecution of this case were conducted by the Kinston Police Department, Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office, Goldsboro Police Department, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina has made the related court documents and information available on their website. You can also search for Case No. 4:19-cr-0087-BO on Pacer for more information.