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St. Louis Man Caught on MetroLink with Gun Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey on Tuesday sentenced a convicted felon who was caught with a gun on a MetroLink train to 33 months in prison.

Lamont Walker, 30, of St. Louis, Missouri, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis in August to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He admitted possessing an American Tactical Omni Hybrid AR-15 pistol on a MetroLink train on Feb. 27, 2023. Riders alerted Metro security, who contacted St. Louis police.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated the case.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Ashley Walker is prosecuting the case.

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Robert Patrick, Public Affairs Officer, robert.patrick@usdoj.gov.

Updated July 19, 2024
Topic
Firearms Offenses
Component
USAO - Missouri, Eastern

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