A Leamington, Ontario, woman faces multiple charges after Texas deputies in Angelina County found stolen firearms, including a short-barreled rifle, and ammunition in her possession during a traffic stop.
According to the police, Jahtaya O’Day Jah-Kiara Hamilton’s Lyft ride from Houston, Texas, on Nov. 6 was stopped for speeding when, during the traffic stop, the sheriff’s deputy detected a strong odor of marijuana. After instructing Hamilton and the driver to exit the vehicle, deputies found both marijuana and two large bags in the trunk of the car which contained 20 semi-automatic pistols, a short-barreled rifle, magazines and ammunition.
The SBR found is said to be a .223 chambered AR-15, which has been falsely reported as a “prohibited weapon” of which possession “is a felony under state and federal law.” In truth, the rifle, which gains its classification as an SBR due to its barrel being shorter than 16 inches, is perfectly legal in Texas, and federally, as long as you apply for permission and pay the extortion, I mean tax, required to register that freedom. Sorry, I can not speak or type that without contempt.
Hamilton confirmed the bags were hers, according to police reports. Investigators allege the Ontario resident flew into Houston to acquire the firearms from an unknown source and intended to return to Canada. Hamilton was allegedly being transported by the Lyft driver to Little Rock, Arkansas, begging the question, how much was that ride?
Several of the pistols found have allegedly been reported stolen from the Houston area, leaving out the chance that Hamilton was some form of righteous crusader of inalienable rights as stealing people’s guns is a fine way to reach condemnation in the afterlife. Sheriff of Angelina County, Tom Selman, was elated that the firearms would not end up in the hands of criminals anywhere.
“Illegal arms are valuable commodities and command large sums of money outside the U.S. and pose a clear danger to both civilians and law enforcement officers…The discovery of these stolen weapons has obviously prevented them from falling into the hands of criminals, dope dealers, human traffickers, and street gangs…Lives probably have been saved by these guns not finding their way to cities somewhere in the U.S. or Canada,” Selman said.
The Lyft driver was subsequently released, and there has been no mention as to whom the marijuana belonged to.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has taken over the investigation.
