Rider struck with firearm on NYC subway train
NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect involved in an assault within the …
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Suspect Arrested for Threatening Ex-Girlfriend with a Firearm
OXFORD, PA – Today, the Oxford Police Department arrested Ever Estrada-Lopez, 33, of Kennett Square, for threatening his ex-girlfriend with a firearm. The police were …
Man Arrested for Pointing Stolen Firearm at Vehicles in Virginia Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – On Saturday, at approximately 10:00 P.M., a concerned citizen flagged down Virginia Beach police officers to report a man pointing a …
Baltimore Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm and Ammunition Charges
BALTIMORE, MD – On Friday, Robert Hopewell, 27, of Baltimore, Maryland, entered a guilty plea to federal charges for being a felon in possession of …
New Jersey Man Admits to Illegal Possession of Drugs and Firearm for Trafficking
NEWARK, N.J. – William Murphy, 45, from Elizabeth, New Jersey, admitted yesterday to illegally possessing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and oxycodone for distribution and possessing a …
ATF Issues Warning To Firearm Industry, Signaling No Tolerance For ‘Willful’ Violations
ATF Issues Warning To Firearm Industry, Signaling No Tolerance For ‘Willful’ Violations Bronson Winslow on March 21, 2023 The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and …
Firearm safety devices could soon be tax free in New Jersey
TRENTON, NJ – Lawmakers in Trenton have introduced a bill that would exempt some firearm safety devices from sales and use tax. According to the …
‘A Series Of Alleged Boating Accidents:’ Texas State Rep Trolls The Feds Over Firearm Restrictions
‘A Series Of Alleged Boating Accidents:’ Texas State Rep Trolls The Feds Over Firearm Restrictions Bronson Winslow on March 6, 2023 Texas state Rep. Bryan …
Discover Financial Will Begin Tracking Firearm Purchases In April
Discover Financial Will Begin Tracking Firearm Purchases In April Bronson Winslow on March 3, 2023 Discover Financial Services has joined a coalition of companies that …
Former Correctional Officer Sentenced To 36 Months In Prison For Obstructing Investigation Into Smuggling Of Firearm Into Metropolitan Correctional Center
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that GREG MCKENZIE, a former Bureau of Prisons correctional officer, was …
Queens Man Charged with Child Exploitation, Enticement of Minors and Firearm Possession as a Felon
Angel Almeida will be arraigned this afternoon at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn on a superseding indictment charging him with the sexual exploitation and attempted …
United States Obtains Temporary Restraining Order Against Firearm Companies Illegally Selling Machine Guns
On January 19, 2023, the United States filed a civil complaint in federal court in Brooklyn against two firearm companies, and two individuals associated with …
‘Nonnegotiable’: Florida Officials Unveil Bill That Would Ban Tracking Of Firearm And Ammunition Purchases
‘Nonnegotiable’: Florida Officials Unveil Bill That Would Ban Tracking Of Firearm And Ammunition Purchases Bronson Winslow on January 11, 2023 Florida officials introduced legislation Tuesday …
Lewiston Man Sentenced to 3 ½ Years for Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm
PORTLAND, Maine: A Lewiston man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District …
East St. Louis Man Sentenced to 104 Months for Possessing a Firearm with an Automatic Switch
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – An East St. Louis man received a prison sentence of 104 months on Tuesday in a U.S. District Court after …
Federal Jury Finds Convicted Felon Guilty of Firearm Possession
Memphis, TN – After a two-day trial, Gary Crawford, 32, has been found guilty of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. United …
Suppressed: CBP Seized Firearm Silencers
DALLAS – In the first quarter of 2023, CBP officers working at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport seized 106 firearm suppressors for violations of the Gun …
18-Time Felon In Crime-Ridden City Sentenced To More Than 6 Years In Prison For Illegal Firearm Possession
18-Time Felon In Crime-Ridden City Sentenced To More Than 6 Years In Prison For Illegal Firearm Possession Trevor Schakohl on January 10, 2023 A Portland, …
Richmond Man Sentenced for Using a Firearm while Trafficking Drugs
RICHMOND, Va. – A Richmond man was sentenced to five years in prison today for using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to …
Mexican National Sentenced to 96 Months in Federal Prison for Possession of Firearm and Distribution of Methamphetamine
WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Porfirio Jimenez-Arizmendi, age 31, a Mexican national unlawfully in the …
St. Paul Felon Charged with Illegal Possession of a Firearm
MINNEAPOLIS – A St. Paul man has been charged in a federal indictment for illegal possession of a firearm as an armed career criminal, announced …
New Haven Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm Charge
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that TYRIQ MARTIN, 22, of New Haven, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. …
Shreveport Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Drugs
SHREVEPORT, La. – Denell Linn Lee, 44, of Shreveport, Louisiana, was sentenced today on drug and firearms charges, United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced. …
Federal Prosecutors Aggressively Pursuing Those Who Lie in Connection With Firearm Transactions
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Western District of Oklahoma is aggressively seeking to keep firearms out of the wrong hands by pursuing those who lie in …
Portland Man with 18 Prior Felony Convictions Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm
PORTLAND, Ore.—On January 9, 2023, a Portland man with a criminal history spanning decades was sentenced to federal prison after he was arrested for discharging …
Pensacola Man Pleads Guilty To Purchasing A Firearm For A Convicted Felon
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Tavaris East, 42, of Pensacola, Florida, pled guilty to making a false statement to a federally licensed firearms dealer when purchasing a …
Fourteen Firearms to be Forfeited as Convicted Felon Admits to Federal Firearm Charge
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A California man who leaped into the Providence River in a bid to evade arrest pled guilty today in federal court in …
KC Man Involved in Shoot-out Sentenced for Illegal Firearm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man who was involved in a shoot-out at a local gas station was sentenced in federal court …
Colorado Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Heroin Trafficking, Illegal Firearm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Aurora, Colorado, man was sentenced in federal court today for heroin trafficking and illegally possessing a firearm while traveling through …
Colorado Springs Felon Charged with Firearm Possession
DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces a federal grand jury has indicted Leon Askew, age 50, of Colorado …
Man Charged After Leaving a Threatening Voicemail and Possessing a Loaded Firearm, Zip Ties at a Tulsa VA Outpatient Clinic
A Tulsa man has been charged in federal court for leaving a voicemail threatening to “murder people” at the Ernest Childers Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa …
KC Man Charged with Illegal Firearm, Trafficking Crack Cocaine
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man who fired at a gas station clerk was charged in federal court today with illegally possessing …
Okaloosa County Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking And Firearm Offenses
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Kendall Ivan Brown, 41, of Okaloosa County, Florida, was sentenced to twenty-five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to …
Gun Shop and Owner Charged with Transfer of Firearm to a Felon, Aiding and Abetting Unlicensed Firearm Trafficking, and Failure to Maintain Firearm Records
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment against Aileene Mudafort-Fernández and Mudafort Xtreme Sports & Motorsports Inc. for disposing …
Gas Station Shooting Leads to Federal Firearm Charges
DETROIT – A shooting in broad daylight at a gas station in Detroit has led to federal firearm charges, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison …
Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty To Robbery And Discharging A Firearm In Furtherance Of A Crime Of Violence
Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Marques Howard (31, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to Hobbs Act robbery, conspiracy to commit …
Jacksonville Convicted Felon Sentenced To Nearly Five Years In Federal Prison For Possessing A Firearm
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Stephan Marshall (35, Jacksonville) to four years and nine months in federal prison for …
Federal Grand Jury in Maryland Charges Virginia Man for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition
Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Lavar William Henderson, age 44, of Richmond, Virginia, for the federal charge of …
Mexican National Charged with Possession, Smuggling Firearm into Mexico
DEL RIO, Texas – A federal grand jury in Del Rio returned an indictment last week charging a Mexican national with smuggling goods from the …
Des Moines Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Drug, Firearm, and Supervised Release Crimes
DES MOINES, IA – On Monday, December 19, 2022, Michael Joseph Wilson, age 34 of Des Moines, was sentenced to a total of 240 months …
Convicted Felon Sentenced to 11 Years for Possession of Firearms, Possession of Controlled Substances with the Intent to Distribute, and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking
Memphis, TN – Antwon Brown, 30, has been sentenced to 138 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of firearms, possession …
Machias Man Sentenced to 2 Years for Unlawfully Possessing Firearm
BANGOR, Maine: A Machias man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor today for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Judge …
Career Offender Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking And Firearm Offenses
Charles Edward Rowe, 40, of Pensacola, Florida, was sentenced to thirty years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, …
Jacksonville Man Charged With Illegal Purchase Of A Firearm
Jacksonville, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Pernell Dewayne Bodiford, Jr. (24, Jacksonville) with illegally purchasing a …
Convicted Felon Sentenced to 10 Years for Possession with the Intent to Distribute Marijuana and Possession of a Firearm
Memphis, TN – Curtis Boyd, 28, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute marijuana and possession …
Bogalusa Resident Indicted for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JEROME SHAQUILLE WILSON, aka “Rome,” age 27, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was indicted …
Tampa Felon Pleads Guilty To Possessing Loaded Firearm Months After Release From Federal Prison
Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Dallas Robinson, Jr. (29, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a …
Jacksonville Man Charged With Possessing A Stolen Firearm
Jacksonville, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Jonathan Donte Rogers, Jr. (21, Jacksonville) with possessing a stolen …
Former Federal Detention Officer sentenced to prison for illegal firearm possession and obstruction of justice
Seattle – An employee at the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Detention Center (FDC) at SeaTac, Washington, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in …
Eleven Men Face Drug And Firearm Charges, Including For Sale Of “Switches” That Turn Semi-Automatic Pistols Into Fully Automatic Machineguns
Joint investigation led by FBI and involved ten other federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN …