Lee County Offenders Convicted And Sentenced

Greensboro, NC - As a result of continued initiatives focused on violent crime in Lee County, the following individuals have recently been sentenced in federal court, announced United States Attorney Ripley Rand.    

CASES ADJUDICATED

Shamar Davell Petty, Age 29, of Sanford, NC, was federally indicted in the Middle District of North Carolina on April 27, 2015, for a firearm offense that occurred on March 17, 2015. On July 15, 2015, Petty pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon. On October 28, 2015, Petty was sentenced to ninety-two (92) months in prison, 3 years supervised release, and a $100.00 special assessment by United States District Court Judge Catherine C. Eagles.

Jaquell Maurice Tysor, Age 29, of Sanford, NC, was federally indicted in the Middle District of North Carolina on April 27, 2015, for a firearm offense that occurred on March 1, 2015. On July 10, 2015, Petty pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon. On January 26, 2016, Tysor was sentenced to 120 months in prison, 3 years supervised release, and a $100.00 special assessment by United States District Court Judge Catherine C. Eagles.

"We are very pleased to be part of the team fighting gun crime in Lee County," said United States Attorney Ripley Rand.  "The effective partnership between Lee County law enforcement and our office will continue to work hard to make our communities safer for all."

The convictions noted above are the result of close cooperation of the Lee County Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) coalition. PSN is a nationwide gun and violent crime strategy to create and maintain safer communities. The Lee County PSN coalition is comprised of a number of law enforcement agencies, including Broadway Police Department, Sanford Police Department, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Department of Public Safety Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice (probation), State Bureau of Investigation, Lee County District Attorney’s Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, United States Attorney’s Office, as well as many community partners.

The Sanford Police Department, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives investigated these cases. Assistant United States Attorney JoAnna McFadden prosecuted the cases for the United States Attorney’s Office.

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