United States of America v. Jeremy C. Lyons

Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with , witness tampering and retaliating against a witness.



In October 2021, Jeremy C. Lyons, age 29, broke into Pineo's True Value in Machias and stole three Colt pistols. Maine State Police Crime Laboratory testing matched Lyons' DNA to a Gatorade bottle he left at the scene of the crime. Lyons became aware that he was a target in a federal criminal investigation involving his theft of the pistols. In July 2022, he threatened a confidential source who had provided information to federal law enforcement with bodily harm and later challenged the source to a fight. Lyons later asked the confidential source to testify for him in his case.



The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Maine State Police investigated the case, with invaluable assistance provided by the Washington County Sheriff's Office.



THEFT OF FIREARM FROM FEDERAL FIREARM LICENSEE; 18:922(u) AND 924(i)(1)

(1)



OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE BY RETALIATING AGAINST A WITNESS; 18:1513(b)(2) AND 1515(a)

(2)



OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE BY WITNESS TAMPERING; 18:1512(c)(2) AND 1515(a)

(3)

Defendant was sentenced to 33 months imprisonment on Counts 1, 2, and 3, to be served concurrently; 3 years supervised release on Counts 1, 2, and 3, to be served concurrently; $300 special assessment; $11,126.26 restitution.