Gainesville felon indicted for possession of a firearm
Press release from the U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Terry Lajace Lee, 43, of Gainesville, has been indicted in federal court on one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the charge.
Lee appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Midori A. Lowry for his initial appearance at the United States Courthouse in Gainesville, Florida. Trial is scheduled for July 22, 2026, in Gainesville before Chief District Court Judge Allen C. Winsor.
If convicted, Lee faces up to 15 years’ imprisonment.
This case was investigated by the Gainesville Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Adam Hapner.
An indictment is merely an allegation by a grand jury that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.
Didn’t Mr. Lee get the Gville city commissions memo about those violent guns? Perhaps some poetry reading sessions will reach deep into his criminal soul and he will see the light? Nah…now that would be cray cray.
That mugshot basically looks like he’s thinking, “That was not a smart idea idea.”