According to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Jason Autry, a 16-time convicted felon, was found to be in possession of a rifle, a handgun, and ammunition in December 2020. Autry pled guilty to three counts of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, and as a consequence, he has been sentenced to 279 months in federal prison. It is worth noting that the federal prison system does not have a parole system.
According to prosecutors, Autry was in possession of weapons, including a stolen one, just 25 days after being released from prison.
According to the DOJ, Autry played a role in the kidnapping and murder of Bobo on April 13, 2011, which resulted in charges of solicitation of first-degree murder and facilitation of aggravated kidnapping. After serving an eight-year sentence for these charges, he was released on September 16, 2020. However, Autry had previously been convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm on January 15, 2012, which led to a three-year federal supervised release term. Bobo’s body was discovered three years after her abduction.
According to the DOJ, Autry had a Smith and Wesson, Model M&P shield and a stolen 9 mm caliber pistol in his possession on December 3, 2020. Additionally, within just 78 days of his release, he was found to have a Marlin, 30-30 caliber rifle along with ammunition.
Jason Autry, the star witness in the trial for the murder of Tennessee nursing student Holly Bobo, is planning to plead guilty to weapons charges filed against him after his release from prison, according to court documents obtained by The Associated Press on Oct. 3, 2022. Autry, a convicted felon who was released from prison after providing crucial testimony about Bobo’s slaying, is recanting his testimony. During the trial of Zachary Adams, Autry had identified Adams as one of the individuals involved in Bobo’s disappearance from her rural Tennessee home in 2011.