Cheyenne McIntosh, Providing False Information When Purchasing Firearms, Florida 2021

Tampa, Florida – In a disturbing case of firearms trafficking, Cheyenne McIntosh, a 26-year-old woman from Bradenton, has pleaded guilty to making a false statement on an ATF form.

According to the plea agreement, McIntosh faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and has agreed to forfeit seven firearms. A sentencing date has not yet been set. This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence in communities across the United States.

McIntosh’s crimes date back to August 18, 2021, when Jamaican authorities recovered a firearm used in a homicide. The authorities then requested that law enforcement in the United States trace the origin of the firearm. The trace revealed that McIntosh had purchased the firearm on March 16, 2021, 155 days prior to the homicide.

Further investigation by law enforcement officers discovered that McIntosh had purchased several additional firearms. When officers attempted to locate McIntosh using the address she had provided on the ATF Form 4473, they were unsuccessful. McIntosh eventually confirmed that she had not lived at the address since January 2021.

On September 14, 2021, McIntosh told officers that she had purchased additional firearms on September 9, 2021. She stated that she buys firearms and sells them, selling 25 firearms since March 2021, without conducting background checks. McIntosh also admitted that she would no longer provide the incorrect address when purchasing firearms.

On September 20, 2021, agents learned that McIntosh had purchased seven firearms on September 13, 2021, and would be picking them up that day. She certified that the address on the 4473 ATF form was correct, but later confirmed that she had provided a false address on the form.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Charlie D. Connally.

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