Orlando Duo Cuffed for Stolen Gun Ring

Orlando streets lost two armed players in a major federal crackdown after Kimberly Carnell White, Jr., 28, and James Romando Harris, II, 28—both Orlando residents—were sentenced to 72 and 84 months in federal prison, respectively. The conviction? Possession of firearms by convicted felons, stemming from a brazen heist and resale scheme tied to a burglarized Marion County gun dealer.

On May 5, 2016, a federally licensed firearms dealer in Marion County was hit hard during a morning burglary. By that same afternoon, whispers reached the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) that White was moving heat—multiple firearms he bragged about snatching from a spot he’d “hit.” That bold boast put him square in law enforcement’s crosshairs.

That day, undercover agents from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) rolled deep and bought five firearms on the spot from White and Harris. Ballistics checks confirmed the worst: the serial numbers matched those stolen from the licensed dealer. Both men, already barred from owning firearms due to prior felony convictions, had plunged headfirst into federal gun law violations.

The net tightened on May 13, 2016, when OCSO, ATF, and Orlando Police executed federal search warrants at two Orlando residences tied to the undercover buys. Seven guns were pulled from one home, four from another. Of those, four more were confirmed stolen—serials matching the dealer’s missing inventory. In all, investigators seized 16 firearms, nine of them reported stolen.

The case blew open thanks to a multi-agency hammer squad: Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Orlando Police Department, Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Belleview Police Department, and ATF. Assistant United States Attorney Sean P. Shecter prosecuted, ensuring no plea deals diluted justice. U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. handed down the sentences after both men pleaded guilty on August 24, 2016.

This takedown is part of the Department of Justice’s “Project Safe Neighborhoods,” a nationwide push to crush gun violence. U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III, and ATF Special Agent in Charge Daryl R. McCrary are leading the charge in Florida’s Middle District—sending a clear message: steal guns, feed the system.