TOPEKA — A Kansas sex offender was sentenced Wednesday to 37 months in prison for directing a third party to illegally purchase a firearm for him.
According to court documents, Jonathan Lee Hunt, 34, of Hiawatha pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting another in providing false statements in the acquisition of a firearm.
In April 2021, Hunt instructed another person to submit false information in order to purchase a Taurus, Model G3, 9mm pistol on his behalf. Hunt is prohibited from possessing firearms due to a prior qualifying felony conviction.
Hunt has previous felony convictions for theft, burglary, drugs and has been listed as a registered sex offender since 2010 for an attempted indecent liberties with a child conviction in Leavenworth County.