Crack cocaine and ghost gun sting ends with Lancaster man behind bars
LANCASTER, Pa. — A months-long investigation led to the arrest of a Lancaster city man accused of selling cocaine and illegal firearms, including a loaded ghost gun, to undercover operatives. Dwain Stewart…
Convicted felon and two others charged with trafficking fully automatic, privately manufactured ghost guns
Jelani Kazmende, Wiley Martin, and Robert Louis Jeffords, Jr., have been arraigned on federal charges of dealing firearms without a license, possession of machineguns, possession of unregistered firearms, and conspiracy. Kazmende, Martin,…
Connecticut Man Charged In Manhattan For Trafficking “Ghost” Guns
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and John B. DeVito, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,…
Known Criminal Arrested Trying to Buy Ghost Guns at Morgantown Gun Show
by Dustin Slaughter, City of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, PA — Ricardo Williams (DOB 12/06/1985) of North Philadelphia was arrested and charged this month with eight counts of Possession of Firearm Prohibited (F1), one count…
Southern California Men Plead Guilty in Scheme to Manufacture and Sell AR-15-Type ‘Ghost Guns’
LOS ANGELES – Two men have pleaded guilty in a conspiracy that operated an illegal business that built and sold unserialized AR-15-type firearms – commonly referred to as “ghost guns” –…
Hanover, Maryland Man Who Used a Ghost Gun to Shoot at United States Secret Service Security Guards is Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
Greenbelt, Maryland – On Tuesday, July 5, 2022, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Jeremiah Peter Watson, age 24, of Hanover, Maryland, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by 5 years…
Federal agents arrest former Ohio National Guard member for making and selling ‘ghost guns’
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Federal agents arrested a former member of the Ohio National Guard this morning on charges related to making and selling “ghost guns,” untraceable homemade weapons made in whole or…
Jury Finds District Man Guilty of Firearm Offenses Following Discovery of Ghost Gun in Southeast Washington Apartment
WASHINGTON – Michael Smallwood, 37, of Washington, D.C., has been found guilty of firearms and related charges after police discovered a ghost gun and ammunition in…
Convicted Felon With Ghost Gun Pleads Guilty To Federal Ammunition Offense
Ocala, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Ronrico Lionel Farmer (33, Ocala) has pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Farmer faces a maximum penalty…
Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Armed Fentanyl Trafficking and Possession of a “Ghost Gun”
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Manassas man pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to distribute counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and possessing a firearm during drug trafficking. According to court documents, from in or…
Five Arrested for Ghost Guns in Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MD – Police have arrested five people for ghost guns in Baltimore during a traffic stop. Baltimore County police officers, assigned to the Towson Precinct, arrested five people last week following…
Police in Cranford Seize Two ‘Ghost Guns’
CRANFORD, NJ – Police in Cranford seized two ghost guns in two separate incidents this week resulting in two arrests. In one incident, the suspect reached for his gun and then scuffled…
Chicago Man Charged in Federal Court With Trafficking “Ghost Guns”
CHICAGO — A Chicago man has been charged in federal court with trafficking individually manufactured “ghost guns” in the city this year. DEVON DOW, 22, is charged with willfully dealing firearms without…
Tallahassee Man Manufacturing “Ghost Guns” Sentenced to 87 Months in Federal Prison
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Carlos A. Urena, 38, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon and possessing an…
Suspect with Loaded Ghost Gun Fled Police, Arrested
UTICA, NY – After police in Utica received reports of a man with a gun were reported at around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, police officers responded to the intersection of Albany Street…
Jury convicts local man of illegally possessing machine ‘ghost gun’
CINCINNATI – A federal jury has convicted Jesse Carter, 31, of Cincinnati, with illegally possessing a machine gun and possessing a pistol and ammunition after previously being convicted of a felony. …
Evansville Felon Sentenced to Six and a Half Years in Federal Prison for Firearm and Drug Offenses, Including Illegal Possession of 3D Printed “Ghost Guns,” and Methamphetamine Trafficking
EVANSVILLE – Cody Pfettscher, 25, of Evansville, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for illegal possession of four unregistered, 3D printed smooth-bore pistols, possession of a firearm by an unlawful…
Vancouver, Washington, resident charged with multiple counts of illegal firearms possession – some firearms are ‘ghost guns’
Tacoma – A Brazilian National with multiple convictions for domestic violence assault, was arrested Friday on eight counts for illegal possession of firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Joao Ricardo DeBorba, 46,…
Man Who Threatened a Woman with a Loaded “Ghost Gun” Pleads Guilty
A man who pointed a personally-made firearm, also known as a ghost gun, at a woman and threatened to kill her pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.…
Haverstraw Man Charged for Assembling Ghost Guns
ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY – The growing problem of ghost guns being used in violent criminal acts is increasing and the Rockland County law enforcement community is working hard to stem the problem…
San Fernando Valley Man Indicted on Federal Charges Alleging He Sold Pound Quantities of Meth and Dozens of ‘Ghost Guns’
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury today charged a San Fernando Valley man with selling a total of nearly 16 pounds of methamphetamine and 89 firearms, including dozens of “ghost…
Citrus County Man Pleads Guilty To Possession Of A “Ghost” Machinegun
Ocala, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Dean Dumont (23, Inverness) today pleaded guilty to possessing an unregistered National Firearms Act firearm (machinegun). Dumont faces a maximum penalty of…
Brooklyn Man Indicted for Ghost Guns
BROOKLYN, NY (PRESS RELEASE) – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced the indictment of a Brooklyn man who allegedly purchased over $10,000 worth of gun parts online to build illegal, untraceable…
Barnstable Man Sentenced for Selling “Ghost Guns”
BOSTON – A Barnstable man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for selling four “ghost guns” to an undercover agent. Jacob Linhares, 34, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court…
Statement of United States Attorney Breon Peace Regarding New Federal Ghost Guns Rule
In May 2021, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) issued a proposed rule to curb the proliferation of ghost guns—privately made firearms that are increasingly being recovered…
Hanover Man Admits to Using Ghost Gun to Shoot at United States Secret Service Security Guards
Greenbelt, Maryland – Jeremiah Peter Watson, age 24, of Hanover, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to assault on a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon; and using, carrying, and brandishing a…
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