On Tuesday, May 17, 2016, Geoffrey Gattis, 22, was served with a true bill of indictment returned by a federal grand jury. Gattis was taken in to custody at the Vance County Jail where he was being held on state charges. Gattis was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Gattis was transported to Raleigh for an initial appearance before a United States Magistrate Judge. Gattis was remanded into the custody of the Unites States Marshall’s service pending additional hearings in this matter.
This case was investigated by members of the Henderson Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
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