Dawn Anderson, Prestige, Firearms Violations, Georgia 2017

ATLANTA, Georgia - Dawn Anderson, a/k/a Prestige, and employees of Liquidation Outlet Center have been charged with violations of federal firearms laws.

Dawn Anderson, 50, and Distincvision, LLC, d/b/a Liquidation Outlet Center, all of Atlanta, Georgia, were arraigned by U.S. Magistrate Judges Linda T. Walker and Catherine M. Salinas. Anderson and Distincvision, LLC, d/b/a Liquidation Outlet Center, were indicted by a federal grand jury on May 9, 2017.

The indictment alleges that on June 30, 2016 and August 4, 2016, LOC clerks Ashlie Onyedika and Shawn Lewis knowingly sold two firearms to a convicted felon while they were working at LOC. On December 2, 2016, Dawn Anderson, the owner of LOC, allegedly sold a pistol to an individual without recording the actual buyer's name, age, and residence, as required by law.

Anderson is charged with failing to keep proper records of firearm sales while clerks in her store sold guns to a convicted felon, said U.S. Attorney John Horn. Firearms dealers who disregard laws governing the sale of firearms violate their obligation to keep guns out of the hands of felons and present a threat to the safety of the community.

ATF's mission and priority is to deny criminals access to firearms and protect the rights of law abiding citizens. Several employees of the Liquidation Outlet Center violated federal law by selling firearms to a convicted felon. ATF takes this crime very seriously, and the perpetrators will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, said Wayne Dixie, Special Agent in Charge Atlanta Field Division.

Members of the public are reminded that the indictment only contains charges. The defendants are presumed innocent of the charges and it will be the government’s burden to prove a defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

This case is being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Katherine M. Hoffer and Jolee Porter are prosecuting the case.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/firearms-dealer-store-and-employees-indicted-violations-federal-firearms-laws