Zayha Marie Meehan, Sarah Hall-Wright, Illegal Possession of Firearms and Ammunition, Alaska 2019

Two Anchorage women, Zayha Marie Meehan, 39, and Sarah Hall-Wright, 30, have been charged with illegal possession of firearms and ammunition following a crime spree that spanned several months.

The charging documents allege that on Sept. 21, 2019, inside their shared Anchorage residence, Meehan and Hall-Wright allegedly robbed two individuals at gunpoint. Specifically, it is alleged that Meehan and Hall-Wright met with the two individuals at Tesoro around 2:30 a.m., and invited them back to their residence. While at the residence, it is alleged that Hall-Wright became upset with one of the individuals for disrespecting Meehan.

Both Meehan and Hall-Wright allegedly pulled out separate firearms and stuck them to the back of each individual’s head, demanding they empty their pockets. After robbing them, it is alleged that Meehan and Hall-Wright stood the two individuals up while still pointing firearms at their heads, walked them outside to their car, and told them to leave.

Meehan and Hall-Wright were subsequently arrested and a search of their residence revealed several rounds of 9mm ammunition. The charging documents also allege four other incidents of misconduct involving weapons, and two other incidents of armed robbery that either Meehan or Hall-Wright were involved in, spanning from August 2019 to April 2020.

Meehan has two prior felony convictions for crimes involving assault and attempted robbery, and Hall-Wright has two prior felony convictions for theft, which prohibited them from possessing firearms or ammunition under federal law. If convicted, Meehan and Hall-Wright each face a maximum penalty of up to 10 years in federal prison.

The investigation was led by the Anchorage Police Department (APD) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher D. Schroeder of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska.

This case was made possible by investigative leads generated from ATF’s National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN). The charges in the criminal complaint are merely allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ak/pr/two-anchorage-women-charged-illegal-possession-firearms-and-ammunition-following-crime