KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Quintin Lewis, 31, of Chicago, IL, was arrested today, in Knoxville, Tennessee for committing various federal offenses, including being a felon in possession of firearms, possession with intent to distribute narcotics, and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking. Lewis appeared in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, before the Honorable Jill E. McCook, United States Magistrate Judge, and pleaded not guilty to the charges.
According to the February 27, 2022 criminal complaint on file with the Court, Lewis’s arrest followed investigative activity at two recent local “gun shows” and the subsequent execution of a search warrant at a Knoxville area apartment that resulted in law enforcement officers seizing a total of 20 firearms, including a fully automatic Glock pistol, two AR style rifles, as well as numerous high-capacity magazines, over $32,000 in U.S. Currency, approximately 263 grams of heroin, 62 grams of cocaine, a half a pound of ice methamphetamine, and one pound of marijuana, as depicted in the photograph below which is included in the above-referenced criminal complaint.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office values the effective collaboration between the Knoxville Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in conducting this investigation.
Assistant United States Attorneys Alan S. Kirk and Anne Marie Svolto represent the United States.
Members of the public are reminded that these are only charges and that every person is presumed innocent until their guilt has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
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