COLUMBUS, Ga. – A Columbus man who jumped out of a wrecked car, ran from deputies and climbed the perimeter fence at Columbus Metropolitan Airport has been found guilty in federal court of illegally possessing a firearm. A jury convicted 29-year-old Reginald Weeks Lewis on Tuesday of one count of illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon after a one-day trial before U.S. District Judge Clay Land. Arrest records and trial testimony outlined a chaotic early morning chase on March 1, 2025. Deputies with the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office attempted a traffic stop on Sidney Simons Boulevard after spotting a violation. Investigators said Weeks Lewis initially slowed down but suddenly made a U turn onto Armour Road, lost control, crossed four lanes of traffic and blew out a tire. Deputies said he jumped out of the vehicle and ran while shouting that he had a firearm. He reached the airport fence, climbed over and was eventually found lying face down in a brushy area on airport property. Deputies located a semiautomatic pistol inside the car between the driver’s seat and center console with eleven rounds in the magazine and one in the chamber. Weeks Lewis has pri
