Upshur County Man Sentenced for Federal Firearms Violation
Posted/updated on: April 13, 2012 at 2:32 pm
MARSHALL – A 45-year-old Gladewater man has received a hefty prison sentence for federal firearms violations in East Texas. Edward Charles Lee pleaded guilty last August to being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was sentenced yesterday in Marshall to 16 years, eight months behind bars by U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap. According to federal authorities, on April 7, 2011, Lee was found in possession of numerous firearms in Upshur County. Further investigation revealed Lee was a convicted felon, having previously been found guilty of battery in 1993. As a convicted felon, Lee is prohibited by federal law from owning or possessing firearms or ammunition. Lee was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 11, 2011.
