Jeremy Shea, Firearms Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2024

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania - In a shocking case of firearm trafficking, Jeremy Shea, a 35-year-old man from Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 48 months in prison for his involvement in the crime.

According to the United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Shea was sentenced by United States District Judge Julia K. Munley to 48 months' imprisonment and two years of supervised release for one count of firearms trafficking conspiracy.

The crime took place from April of 2022 to on or about July 9, 2024, in Luzerne County, and elsewhere. Shea conspired with three co-defendants to traffic at least three firearms during this period.

Shea's involvement in the crime came to light when investigators executed a search warrant at his house in Glen Lyon. They found an American Tactical AR-style rifle with a Bushell mounted optic, a short-barreled AR-style personally-made firearm with an overall length of less than 16 inches, a .22 caliber EIG model E 15 six-shot revolver, AR-style magazines, ammunition, and drug paraphernalia in Jeremy Shea's bedroom.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Kingston Police Department, the Wilkes-Barre Police Department, the Pittston Police Department, the Luzerne County Drug Task Force, and the Luzerne County District Attorney's Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney James M. Buchanan prosecuted the case.

Shea's sentencing is part of a nationwide initiative, Operation Take Back America, which aims to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

The defendant's exact criminal charges were one count of firearms trafficking conspiracy. The city and state where the crime took place is Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The exact date of the crime is from April of 2022 to on or about July 9, 2024. The sentence or outcome was 48 months' imprisonment and two years of supervised release.

Jeremy Shea is a 35-year-old man from Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania. He was sentenced to 48 months in prison for his involvement in firearm trafficking. The case is part of a nationwide initiative to combat violent crime and illegal immigration.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/luzerne-county-man-sentenced-48-months-imprisonment-firearm-trafficking-offense