A 31-year-old man has been arrested and charged with five counts on accusations that he illegally purchased a gun used i in Eagle County.
The 5th Judicial District Attorney’s Office says Jeffrey Lumpkin was taken into custody on Aug. 28 by Georgetown police. He appeared in court Wednesday where he was accused of being a prior offender with a weapon, two counts of attempting to influence a public servant and two counts of perjury.
Prosecutors say Lumpkin used a former girlfriend to help him acquire a 9mm pistol while he was on court supervision for a felony and therefore ineligible to own or purchase a firearm.
Authorities say that handgun was used in the first-degree murder death of on Nov. 29, 2013, in which her killer — — is serving a life sentence. According to prosecutors, Lumpkin sold the handgun to the woman in a private transfer.
Lumpkin’s girlfriend has already been convicted in the case, officials said.
Lumpkin, if convicted, faces a maximum sentence of six years in prison.
The district attorney’s office says it worked on the case with the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office.
