Tag: gun trafficking
Deionte Deard Bratton, Cocaine and Firearm Trafficking, Virginia 2023
⏱ 2 min read Deionte Deard Bratton, a 44-year-old Chesapeake man, was caught selling cocaine, fentanyl, and guns in a series of controlled purchases by law enforcement between October 17, 2023, and November 14, 2023. Bratton, who cannot legally possess firearms or ammunition due to previous felony convictions, sold four guns and a significant amount…
Steven Estrada Feregrino, Gun Trafficking, Georgia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Steven Estrada Feregrino, a man from Fayette County, Georgia, and his wife, an illegal alien, are facing years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple felony offenses related to firearms and lying to an immigration judge. The charges stem from an incident on August 8, 2025, when Estrada Feregrino paid a…
Tony ‘Red’ Crowe, Firearms Trafficking and Dealing Firearms Without a License, New Jersey 2026
⏱ 3 min read A Paterson man peddled AR- and AK-style rifles, as well as kilos of fentanyl, to undercover cops, raking in thousands. Tony ‘Red’ Crowe, 33, pleaded guilty to dealing firearms without a license and other charges. Over several months, Crowe sold multiple firearms and narcotics to an undercover agent in Paterson, New…
Texas Gun Traffickers, Conspiracy, Texas 2023
⏱ 2 min read A wave of violence in Texas has been met with a fierce response from the DOJ, with 17 defendants sentenced to over 261 years in federal prison for their roles in gun trafficking. The crackdown, led by Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs, targeted individuals who used firearms…
John Cato, Firearms Trafficking, Georgia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Three Macon scammers peddled guns and meth in a sordid racket that’s been dismantled by federal authorities. The ATF-led probe ripped the lid off a local trafficking network that funneled high-capacity firearms and narcotics to the streets. Brandon Thorpe, 32, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon…
Perry James Smith, Gun and Drug Trafficking, Alabama 2022
⏱ 2 min read A Perry, Florida man is facing serious time for allegedly peddling dope and packing heat. Deontae David Bernard Watkins, 43, is accused of possessing multiple illegal drugs and a firearm with intent to distribute. Investigators believe Watkins, a convicted felon, used the gun to further his illicit trade. Watkins was arraigned…
Hosey Sells, Unlawful Sale of Firearms, West Virginia 2023
⏱ 3 min read In a brazen scheme, 59-year-old Steven Mark Hosey of Poca, West Virginia, sold guns to strangers in the parking lot of a federally licensed firearms business in Huntington. For nearly a year, Hosey operated an unlicensed firearms business, peddling pistols and revolvers to anyone who asked, without a federal license. Hosey’s…
Michael Stuckey, Gun Running, District of Columbia 2023
Michael Stuckey, 36, will spend the next 13 years and four months in federal prison after pleading guilty to a sprawling firearms and narcotics operation that flooded the streets of Washington D.C. with illegally obtained weapons, some modified for fully automatic fire. Judge Loren L. AliKhan handed down the 160-month sentence today, a stiff penalty…
Laclarence Lamarcus Anderson, Glock Switch Trafficking, South Carolina 2023
Columbia, SC – Laclarence Lamarcus Anderson, 43, will spend the next 297 months – more than two decades – in a federal penitentiary after a jury found him guilty of flooding the streets with firearms and narcotics. The career criminal’s operation, exposed earlier this year, involved selling high-powered weaponry and hard drugs directly to confidential…
Michael Stuckey, Firearms Trafficking, District of Columbia 2026
⏱ 3 min read Michael Stuckey, 36, is staring down 13 years and four months in federal prison after a two-year run pushing illegal firearms onto DC streets. Federal prosecutors sentenced Stuckey to 160 months today after he copped a plea in January 2026. The bust, a joint effort between local detectives and federal agents,…
