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Felon Convicted Under Cease-Fire Law Didn't Have Gun, Witness Says Odies Cole was the first person to be convicted under a new cease-fire law that makes it a federal crime for convicted felons to possess a firearm. Cole is now two years into his 20-year sentence at Leavenworth penitentiary. However, he says he didn't have a gun. And the woman whose 911 call ultimately resulted in Cole's conviction now also says Cole never had a gun. One attorney said that didn't matter. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Cole's past criminal record is the reason for the 20-year sentence. The convicted felon's record includes more than 12 felony convictions, including dragging a police officer, assaulting a police officer, stopping a driver at gunpoint and stealing a vehicle. At one time, police found Cole naked in the middle of the street, yelling at people. When officers arrived, Cole tried to take away their guns. Angela Cole, the woman who made the 911 call that resulted in Cole's conviction, now says she lied to the operator who took the 911 call and to police because she and Cole were fighting. She and Cole are now married. Angela also admitted that she lied to a grand jury. However the Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission says that doesn't matter. Under the cease-fire law, a felon caught anywhere near a gun is guilty by association. So whether Angela or Cole had the gun is apparently irrelevant. But Cole says he's been convicted when he did not commit a crime...
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