QUEENS, NY – District Attorney Melinda Katz announced todoay the indictment of a Queens man, Javon Fournillier, 27, and his Texas associate, Anthony Kyle Wilson, 27, for their alleged involvement in assembling and selling untraceable ghost guns in New York City and Trinidad. This case marks the first prosecution of an international ghost gun trafficking operation in New York State. The investigation was led by the district attorney’s Crime Strategies and Intelligence Unit, which has become a leader in seizing ghost guns.
According to the charges, Fournillier was identified in June as an online purchaser of ghost gun parts, which are unserialized, making the fully assembled guns untraceable. After executing a search warrant at Fournillier’s St. Albans residence in July, officers recovered a ghost gun and additional accessories. Further investigation revealed Fournillier also rented a storage locker in Jamaica, Queens, where more firearm components were found. Fournillier allegedly enlisted Texas resident Kyle Wilson to receive delivery of firearm components and ammunition that are prohibited in New York. Wilson then shipped the components to Fournillier, who paid him around $100 to $200 per shipment.
With the necessary components in hand, Fournillier allegedly assembled ghost guns at a cost of about $500 per weapon. He then sold the guns for between $1,000 and $1,800 to individuals in New York City and Trinidad. The defendants are facing over 600 felony counts, including conspiracy, criminal possession of a weapon, and manufacture, transport, disposition, and defacement of weapons and dangerous instruments. Fournillier could face up to 22 years in prison if convicted, while Wilson could face up to seven years.