Woman going to prison for illegally purchasing gun used in the deadly shooting of Champaign Police Officer

A woman is going to prison for illegally purchasing the gun used in the deadly shooting of a Champaign Police Officer in 2021.  Regina Lewis was sentenced to eight and a half years behind bars after pleading guilty in federal court to her role in the so-called straw purchase.  Lewis and Ashantae Corruthers were accused of conspiring with Darion Lafayette to purchase a firearm.  Lafayette later used the firearm to kill Champaign Police Officer Christopher Oberheim in May, 2021.  He was then shot and killed by Oberheim’s partner.