JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Thomas M. Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Columbia, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. That indictment was unsealed today when Gurley appeared before a federal magistrate judge. Gurley remains in federal custody pending his formal arraignment and detention hearing set for Nov. 28, 2017, at 2:45 p.m.
The indictment alleges that between April 1, 2016 and May 22, 2017, the dates being approximate, within Boone County, in the Western District of Missouri, Gurley knowingly possessed a Mossburg, Model 500 A, 12 gauge shotgun and ammunition.
According to the government’s motion to detain, the defendant has a prior felony conviction from North Carolina for felonious restraint in 1997 and is alleged to have shot and killed another individual during the timeframe of the indictment.
Larson cautioned that the charges contained in this indictment are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lawrence E. Miller. It was investigated by the Columbia, Missouri, Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
