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Date: 02-24-2021
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Case Number: 2:20-cr-00049-JRG-CRW
Judge: J. Ronnie Greer
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (Greene County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Greenville, Tennessee felony firearm charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Lyle Vernon Tarlton, age 30, who was charged with felony possession of a firearm after having been convicted of an offense punishable by imprisonment exceeding one year.
On August 13, 2019, deputies with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office found Tarlton asleep in a vehicle parked on the side of a road in Telford, Tennessee. Tarlton, who was sitting in the driver’s seat with the keys in the ignition, was asked to step out of the vehicle. Deputies observed a short barrel shotgun laying between the driver’s seat and the driver’s door. Tarlton, who had previously been convicted of a felony, was prohibited from possession of a firearm. Additionally, it is a violation of federal law to possess a shotgun with a barrel shorter than 18 inches that has not been registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.
The criminal indictment was the result of a joint investigation by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
Assistant United States Attorney J. Gregory Bowman represented the United States.
18:922G.F-UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, ETC.
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 63 months imprisonment, 3 years supervised release, $100.00 assessment.
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