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Columbia man sentenced to 8 years in prison for federal gun case

Lajuan Martin
Cole County Jail
Lajuan Martin

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia man who pleaded guilty last year to a federal gun offense was sentenced to eight years in prison on Thursday.

Lajuan Martin, 32, pleaded guilty on Nov. 17 to being a felony with a gun.

A press release from the Department of Justice says Martin was arrested by Columbia police on Oct. 16, 2025, for driving without a license. A gun and drugs were found on him when he was brought to the Columbia Police Department.

Martin has prior felony convictions and is not allowed to own a gun.  

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