Columbia man pleads guilty in federal gun case

Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia man pleaded guilty on Friday to a federal gun charge, according a press release from the Department of Justice.

Lajuan Martin, 31, pleaded guilty to being a felony with a gun. He is being held at the Cole County Jail and a sentencing hearing has not been announced.

The release says Martin was arrested by Columbia police for driving without a license and a gun and drugs were found on him when he was brought to the Columbia Police Department.

Martin has prior felony convictions and is not allowed to own a gun.  

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