Jackson, Miss - Tamesha Lewis, 36, of Shubuta, Mississippi, pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate, to making a false statement to a licensed firearms dealer in connection with purchasing a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Dana Nichols with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
On March 21, 2018, Lewis tried to purchase a firearm by providing false information on a Firearms Transaction Record, a required form for the purchase of a firearm, at Garrett’s Sports Center in Meridian, Mississippi.
Lewis will be sentenced on May 7, 2019, by Judge Wingate, and faces a maximum penalty of ten years in prison and a $250,000.00 fine.
This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Bert Carraway.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
