Columbus Resident Indicted for Allegedly Helping FBI Shooting Suspect Evade Police

Columbus Resident Indicted for Allegedly Helping FBI Shooting Suspect Evade Police

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Sept. 16. It is reproduced in full below.

MACON, Ga. - A federal grand jury in Macon returned a four-count indictment charging a Columbus woman with helping a wanted person evade law enforcement and making false statements to authorities following the shooting at an FBI agent last month.

A federal indictment was returned on Sept. 14 charging Derijuana Porter, 20, of Columbus, with one count of possession of a stolen firearm for which she faces a maximum sentence of ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine; one count of misprision of a felony for which she faces a maximum sentence of three years in prison and a $250,000 fine; and, two counts of false statement to a federal agency for which she faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each count.

This case is being investigated by FBI and Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Williams is prosecuting the case.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

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