CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — A Sikeston woman has been sentenced to over three years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm.
According to a release from the United States Attorney’s Office, Kristin M. Burney, 37, was sentenced to 37 months imprisonment for a felony count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. She appeared before US District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr.
Court records state that on June 7, 2019, officers with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, executed a federal search warrant at the Burney’s home in Sikeston. During the search, officers found and seized two 9mm caliber pistols.
Burney, who was at home at the time of the search, was interviewed by officers on the scene and admitted she had obtained both pistols from another person.
Burney has a prior conviction for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute in Scott County and is prohibited from possessing firearms.