A 28-year-old man from Williamston, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for engaging in illegal firearm trafficking and drug distribution.
Jakil Deandre Bond, a validated gang member, organized the purchase of firearms through co-defendants Malik Jaree Bazemore and Ti’quiran Rodgers, who is also a validated gang member, from 2019 to November 2021.
According to court records and evidence presented in court, Bond, Bazemore, Rodgers, and Barron Nathaniel Shaw conspired to traffic over 50 firearms from North Carolina to Washington, D.C., and other East Coast areas.
Bazemore and Rodgers, both residents of North Carolina, purchased firearms from federally licensed dealers in North Carolina and then transferred the firearms to Bond, Shaw, and others.
An investigation was launched by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) in September 2019 after the D.C. Metro Police (MPD) recovered several firearms at crime scenes and shootings that were traced back to purchases made in North Carolina.
Bond, a validated member of the Rollin 40’s set of the Crips street gang, organized the purchase of firearms from Bazemore and Rodgers. He then introduced them to Shaw and other contacts in D.C. to expand their straw purchasing operation.
Bond was sentenced to 141 months in prison for his involvement in the gun trafficking conspiracy and drug distribution.
The investigation revealed that Bond and Shaw reimbursed Bazemore and Rodgers for the purchase price of the firearms while compensating them for conducting the transactions.
Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime|Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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