Jaclyn Amanda Inge, Possession of Firearm by Drug User, Virginia 2020

NORFOLK, Va. – In a shocking case of deception, a Portsmouth woman pleaded guilty to being an illegal drug user in possession of a firearm. Jaclyn Amanda Inge, 40, purchased two handguns from federally licensed gun dealers at gun shows, despite claiming she was not addicted to drugs or a drug user on the purchase form.

According to court documents, Inge completed a form 4473, checking the box indicating she was not a drug user, when in fact, she has used marijuana daily for more than a decade. The guns Inge purchased are believed to be the ones used in an armed robbery of Mac’s Reloads, a Federal Firearm Licensee and ammunition-reloading business located in Virginia Beach.

The robbery took place a few weeks after Inge purchased the guns, and the two robbers moonlighted as a hip-hop duo managed by Inge. The evidence also showed that Inge provided the robbers with inside information about Mac’s Reloads to help them rob the business.

Inge faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison when sentenced on February 18, 2020. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

G. Zachary Terwilliger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Ashan M. Benedict, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF’s Washington Field Division, made the announcement after Senior U.S. District Judge Robert G. Doumar accepted the plea. Assistant U.S. Attorneys William D. Muhr and William B. Jackson are prosecuting the case.

Prosecutors say Inge’s actions demonstrate a blatant disregard for the law and put the public at risk. ‘This case is a stark reminder that lying on a gun purchase form has serious consequences,’ said Terwilliger.

Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:19-cr-90.

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