United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Tamesha Parker, 27, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today to 27 months in prison by Senior United States District Judge Laurie Smith Camp for being a felon in possession of a firearm. In addition to her prison term, Parker will serve three years of supervised release following her release from prison.
On Oct. 13, 2017, dispatch received a call about two suspicious vehicles. Officers arrived and observed that one of the vehicles was running but unoccupied. An independent witnesses reported observing Parker operating the vehicle prior to contact with the officers. The other vehicle had three occupants, one of whom was Parker. She initially gave officers a fictitious name, then fled when officers attempted to confront her. An inventory search was conducted of the vehicle. Officers located a purse on the passenger seat which contained a handgun. Parker later admitted to knowing the gun was in her purse and to being a felon at the time.
This case was investigated by the Omaha Police Department.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
