(South Bend, IN) - A Michigan City man has been ordered to serve time in a federal prison for a gun-related offense.

 

Jonnathan Tyler Lee, 25, was sentenced in U.S. District Court at South Bend for Making a False Statement to a Firearms Dealer while Purchasing a Firearm, and as a result, will serve 18 months in prison followed by 2 years of supervised release.

 

According to documents in the case, Lee purchased at least 19 firearms from gun stores throughout northern Indiana from June 2020 to July 2021.

 

Authorities noted that several firearms recovered from felons at crime scenes in Chicago were found to have been purchased by Lee and at least one was used to shoot at a moving car.

 

The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program that brings together all levels of law enforcement with the communities they serve so as to reduce violent crime and gun violence.