Canadian woman who traveled to Houston to illegally purchase firearms gets federal prison time

The Brief

  • A 24-year-old Canadian woman was sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to traveling to Houston to illegally purchase firearms.
  • Jahtaya O’Dayjah Hamilton was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for possession of an unregistered firearm.
  • Prosecutors said the firearms were discovered during a traffic stop after Hamilton hired a rideshare driver to take her from Houston to Little Rock, Arkansas.

BEAUMONT, Texas A 24-year-old Canadian woman was sentenced to federal prison after she pleaded guilty to having unregistered firearms.

What we know:

Jahtaya O’Dayjah Hamilton, from Ontario, Canada, was sentenced to 63 months in prison after prosecutors said she went to Houston to pick up firearms. Hamilton was sentenced in the Eastern District of Texas on Tuesday.

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS