ROANE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL DRUG CRIME

(06/12/2021)
A Roane County man pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal gun crime after prosecutors said he shot at two individuals in 2020.

Foster Allen Ray, 71, of Gandeeville is accused of shooting a rifle at two people that were stopped in a vehicle near his residence, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s office.

Prosecutors said Ray is prohibited from possessing firearms due to previous felony convictions in Roane County Circuit Court for unlawful assault and child abuse by a custodian resulting in injury.

Ray pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and faces up to 10 years in prison.