Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Lewis Charles Landreth, age 32, of Greenville, pled guilty in federal court in Greenville, to felon in possession of a firearm, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g). United States District Judge Bruce Howe Hendricks, of Charleston, accepted the plea and will impose sentence after she has reviewed the presentence report which will be prepared by the U.S. Probation Office. Landreth faces up to ten years in federal prison.
Evidence presented at the change of plea hearing established that in December 2015, the United States Marshals Service Taskforce received a request to locate and arrest Landreth on outstanding warrants from North Carolina.
On Dec. 29, 2015, the USMS task force tracked Landreth to a motel in Anderson. A search warrant was obtained for the motel room and once law enforcement gained entry into the motel room, they found Landreth and his 6-year-old son along with a loaded, Smith and Wesson 9mm pistol on the nightstand in the room. Landreth was taken into custody and the weapon secured.
The case was investigated by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), and the United States Marshals Service. Assistant United States Attorney Max Cauthen of the Greenville office handled the case. ##
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
