BEECH GROVE, IN – John E. Lamond II, 38, is headed to federal prison for over five years after a reckless police chase and the discovery of a stolen handgun in his vehicle. Lamond was sentenced to 63 months on charges of illegally possessing a firearm, a charge stemming from a September 2, 2020 incident in Indianapolis.
According to court documents, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers spotted Lamond driving a vehicle that immediately began reversing at a high rate of speed when a marked police car approached. He continued reversing recklessly for two city blocks before officers initiated a traffic stop. Instead of complying, Lamond bailed from the vehicle and attempted to flee into a nearby home, ignoring repeated commands to stop. Officers eventually apprehended him.
The search of the vehicle revealed a 9mm handgun wedged between the driver’s and passenger’s seats. Investigators quickly determined the firearm belonged to Lamond and, adding insult to injury, the vehicle itself was reported stolen. This wasn’t Lamond’s first brush with the law, or his first felony conviction. He’s a documented repeat offender with a lengthy criminal history.
Lamond’s rap sheet includes six prior felony convictions, encompassing charges like criminal confinement, carrying a handgun without a license, receiving stolen auto parts, criminal recklessness, strangulation, and possession of methamphetamine. Due to these convictions, he was already legally prohibited from possessing any firearms. The latest incident simply cemented his fate with a lengthy federal prison sentence.
U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers, alongside Daryl S. McCormick, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF’s Columbus Field Division, and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Chief Randal Taylor, announced the sentencing. “This dangerous, convicted felon has no business owning a firearm, and in-fact, is prohibited from doing so by federal law,” stated Myers. “I commend the outstanding first responders who protected the public by arresting a dangerous criminal who through his actions has shown an utter disregard for the law.”
U.S. District Court Chief Judge Tanya Walton Pratt handed down the sentence, and also ordered two years of supervised release following Lamond’s incarceration. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Pamela S. Domash and is part of the Department of Justice’s Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative – a program designed to reduce violent crime and gun violence by fostering collaboration between law enforcement and communities. The ATF and IMPD jointly investigated the case.
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