AMMUNITION AND EXTENSIVE CRIMINAL HISTORY
LANDS LOCAL AREA MAN IN PRISON FOR 115 MONTHS

Jackson, TN - Terrell L. Harris, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee and James M. Cavanaugh, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Nashville Field Division, announce that on November 13, 2003, James Lee WOODS, age 54, was sentenced in the Federal District Court in Jackson, TN, for being a felon in possession of ammunition, a violation of 18 U.S.C., Section 922 (g)(1).

WOODS was sentenced by United States District Court Judge James D. Todd to 115 months incarceration and Judge Todd placed WOODS on three (3) years of supervised release which WOODS must complete upon his release from prison. WOODS pleaded guilty to the above-described violation on August 19, 2003.

This investigation began on January 16, 2002, after Decatur County (TN) Sheriff's Deputies arrested WOODS on a local contempt of court warrant. During the booking process at the county jail, WOODS removed two rounds of .22 magnum caliber ammunition from one of his pockets. Since WOODS has a criminal history that spans nearly 36 years and five states ( IL, GA, TX, CA, TN), the ammunition was seized as evidence and ATF was notified. Additional investigation by ATF agents confirmed WOODS, at the time of his booking, was a felon in possession of ammunition in violation of Federal firearms laws.

The successful resolution of this case is a result of the investigative efforts of ATF Special Agents, Deputies from the Decatur County Sheriff's Office, and Parsons Police Department Police Officers.

Assistant United States Attorney Jerry Kitchens prosecuted the case for the government.

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