JCPD NEWS RELEASE
SUBJECT: | Felony Weapon Possession | DATE: | 12/06/2019 | TIME: | 1:45 PM |
PREPARED BY: | Officer David Giles | APPROVED BY: | Lt. Hodges | ||
On 12/06/2019, Officers of the Johnson City Police Department arrested Lee Leak (116 Topside Circle, Apt 2, Johnson City, TN 57 years old) and charged him with being a Convicted Felon in Possession of a Handgun. At approximately 1:45 p.m., officers were dispatched to 116 Topside Circle, Apt 2, to assist Tennessee Department of Correction-Probation and Parole personnel. TDOC personnel had received information that Mr. Leak was in possession of a firearm, and should not have one due to being a convicted felon. Upon a search of the apartment, TDOC personnel located a Hi-Point 40 caliber handgun along with a magazine of 10 rounds and a box of ammo containing 30 rounds. Mr. Leak was then arrested and transported to the Washington County Detention Center for the listed charges. He is currently being held at the Washington County Detention Center in lieu of a $5,000 bond. Mr. Leak is due to appear in Washington County General Sessions Court for arraignment on 12/09/2019, at 1:30 p.m.