Category: Weapons
Samuel Rodrigo Melo Santos, Alien Possession of a Firearm and Making False Statements, Oregon 2024
⏱ 2 min read A Mexican national, Samuel Rodrigo Melo Santos, 27, has pleaded guilty to alien possession of a firearm and making false statements to acquire a firearm in Medford, Oregon. Between May 2024 and July 2025, Melo Santos purchased 91 firearms for $56,448 and 40,000 rounds of ammunition, claiming he bought guns and…
Bryan Steven Etheridge, False Statement, Florida 2025
⏱ 2 min read Bryan Steven Etheridge, a 40-year-old Columbia County man, tried to buy a .40 caliber pistol from a local firearms dealer on May 10, 2025, but lied on the background check form, denying he was under a court order for domestic violence. The truth was, his wife had obtained an injunction against…
Robert Butland, Felon in Possession of Firearms, Massachusetts 2025
⏱ 2 min read A Somerville, Massachusetts man, Robert Butland, 39, has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, after authorities found over 100 ghost guns, including machine guns and silencers, at his residence. The search, which took place in August 2025, also uncovered a 3D printer, ammunition, and various…
Matthew S. Meyers, Conspiracy to Provide False and Fictitious Written Statements, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read Matthew S. Meyers, a 41-year-old man from Machesney Park, Illinois, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for conspiring to straw purchase five firearms in Winnebago County. Between 2022 and 2024, Meyers instructed another individual to buy guns on his behalf, knowing that the person would falsely claim to…
Gerald Anthony Lopez, Machinegun Trafficking, New Mexico 2025
⏱ 2 min read Gerald Anthony Lopez, a 20-year-old from Deming, New Mexico, has been sentenced to 101 months in prison for his role in machinegun trafficking and fleeing a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint. On February 11, 2025, Lopez sold cocaine to an undercover law enforcement officer and displayed a Glock handgun equipped with a…
Frederick Warren, Unlawful Possession of Firearms, Nevada 2022
⏱ 2 min read Frederick Warren, a 70-year-old Las Vegas man with a staggering 16 prior felony convictions, was busted for unlawfully possessing and selling multiple firearms in the Las Vegas area between October 31, 2022, and November 18, 2022. Warren’s arsenal included a loaded Colt Defense Carbine 5.56 caliber rifle, two 9mm caliber pistols,…
Antonio Kelly, Firearms Offense, Indiana 2024
FORT WAYNE – A convicted felon has been sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison for possessing a firearm, announced United States Attorney Adam L. Mildred. Antonio Kelly, 43 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to being a…
Levante Ladaniel Brewer, Gun Possession, Oklahoma 2026
⏱ 2 min read Four men in Oklahoma are facing federal charges for crimes including gun possession and reentering the US illegally. Adrian Barrera Quiroz, a 42-year-old Mexican national, is accused of unlawfully reentering the country after being removed twice in 2007 and three times in 2016. Meanwhile, Levante Ladaniel Brewer, Jaleen Larenz Brown, and…
Dimitri Beix, Firearms Trafficking, Connecticut 2026
Convicted Firearms Trafficker Faces Up to 20 Years in Prison A major blow has been dealt to international firearms trafficking rings with the guilty plea of Dimitri Beix, a 28-year-old dual Dominican and French national. Beix, a resident of Dominica, admitted to his role in the illegal trafficking and export of firearms and firearm components…
Alberto Saenz-DeLaCruz, Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read Alberto Saenz-DeLaCruz, a 33-year-old Mexican national, was stopped by law enforcement on December 8, 2025, in Lufkin, Texas, for a traffic violation. During the stop, Saenz-DeLaCruz, who was in the United States illegally, provided a Mexican passport for identification but did not have a driver’s license. A search of the vehicle…
