Lynn Price, the former owner of Houston’s once-popular Turkey Leg Hut, has been indicted on three federal firearms charges: one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, and two counts of a felon in possession of a firearm.
According to court documents, the statute of limitations and the nature of the alleged offenses carry potentially decades of prison time if convicted.
Price’s current legal trouble adds to a series of controversies surrounding Turkey Leg Hut that began long before the indictment. The restaurant, launched in 2015 and later moved to a brick-and-mortar location in Houston’s Third Ward, had grown a strong local following thanks to oversized smoked turkey legs, bold marketing and celebrity visits. But beneath the surface, the business was also beset by legal, financial and operational issues…