Taashaun Mansfield, Straw Purchasing Firearms, Pennsylvania 2024

A Harrisburg man has been sentenced to prison for his role in a firearms straw purchasing scheme. Taashaun Mansfield, age 23, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 37 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Mansfield pleaded guilty to conspiring with three other individuals to purchase firearms for felons and individuals under indictment. In 2020, Mansfield purchased seven firearms and transferred them to his codefendants because they were prohibited from possessing firearms.

Six of the firearms were recovered during the investigation, but a seventh firearm has not been located. Co-defendants Michael Windham, Antonio Godbolt, and Johnny Quinones are also facing charges in the case. Windham and Godbolt have previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to straw purchase firearms, while Quinones is awaiting trial.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated this case in conjunction with the Harrisburg Bureau of Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael A. Consiglio is prosecuting the case.

This case is being prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, the centerpiece of the government’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime.

Taashaun Mansfield (23), Harrisburg, PA, was sentenced to 37 months’ imprisonment for conspiring to straw purchase firearms. He pleaded guilty to the charges in 2024. The crime occurred in 2020.

This case is an example of the government’s efforts to reduce violent crime in the community through the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program.

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