Liddon Young, Gun Trafficking, New York 2013

Rochester, N.Y.-- Liddon Young, 31, of Stone Mountain, Georgia has been charged with conspiracy to unlawfully deal firearms without a license and unlawfully dealing in firearms without a license, as well as selling firearms to a convicted felon.

The charges carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a fine of $750,000, or both. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert A. Marangola is handling the case.

According to the indictment, between August 2012 and February 6, 2013, Young conspired with convicted felon Paul Davis to unlawfully traffic firearms from the Atlanta, Georgia area to Rochester. Davis traveled to the Atlanta, Georgia area and obtained multiple firearms and rounds of ammunition from Liddon Young for illegal re-sale on the black market in Rochester.

Davis then transported the firearms and ammunition by vehicle himself, or arranged their vehicular transportation by others to Rochester. Young himself also transported firearms from Georgia to Rochester, where he sold firearms and rounds of ammunition to felons. The indictment also alleges that Davis and others deposited money into a bank account in Young’s name as payment for the firearms.

Paul Davis was arrested February 6, 2013, after selling a Georgia pistol to a confidential informant. Multiple federal search warrants executed resulted in the seizure of 10 additional firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. Young was arrested in Rochester on February 8, 2013, in possession of a loaded .380 caliber pistol.

Paul Davis was convicted on gun charges in April 2012 and is awaiting sentencing.

“Working with our law enforcement partners, this Office will continue to target the black market pipelines which funnel illegal firearms into our community,” said U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. “In addition, we will work equally as hard to keep guns out of the hands of convicted felons.”

The indictment is the culmination of an investigation on the part of Special Agents of the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Joseph Anarumo and the Rochester Police Department, under the direction of Chief James Sheppard.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/georgia-man-indicted-federal-gun-trafficking-charges