Lumberton gang member sentenced to 8 years in federal prison on gun possession charge
NEW BERN, N.C. (WBTW) — A Lumberton gang member was given 100 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, according to the Department of Justice.
Quillan Inman, 33, was convicted by a federal jury on the charge on Nov. 29. He is a “validated gang member from Lumberton,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Robeson County deputies made a traffic stop on a vehicle Inman was a passenger in before the vehicle evaded them and reached speeds of 90 mph, the DOJ said. When the vehicle eventually stopped, Inman was observed making “suspicious movements” toward the front of his hooded sweatshirt.
As he stepped out of the vehicle, a deputy noticed the handle of a handgun sticking out of the pocket of Inman’s hoodie, according to the DOJ. Inman was immediately cuffed and tried reaching for the gun as the deputy patted him down.
The deputy also found cocaine and suboxone strips and three more guns after searching the vehicle, the DOJ said. Inman denied possessing the gun throughout the case and even told the jury at trial that the sheriff’s office planted all of the evidence.
The DOJ said Inman has a previous conviction in North Carolina state court of robbery with a dangerous weapon and two counts of second-degree kidnapping.
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