Calvin Wayne Hanks was charged with possession of a stolen firearm after bursting into a funeral home and asking for help from someone shooting at him.
On Oct. 30, 2019, Chattanooga police responded to a call for service at the Chattanooga Funeral Home, 5401 Hwy. 153. Employees told police Hanks ran inside the funeral home screaming to call 911 because someone was shooting at him. The employees did so, and shortly after, Hanks asked them if the police were coming and they told him yes. Hanks then pulled a pistol out of pants and said, “Well, I’d better get rid of this,” and laid the pistol on the floor of the funeral home lobby.
Hanks was still on scene when police arrived and he told them earlier in the day he stole the Lorcin .25 caliber pistol from a woman’s purse that he was with.
Hanks plead guilty to knowing or believing the firearm was stolen. Also the firearm affected interstate commerce because it was not manufactured in Tennessee and had to have been transported into the state.
Hanks will be sentenced to 120 months in prison and then a three-year supervised release.
Officials said the guilty plea may affect his immigration status, including automatic removal from the U.S.