More than a dozen people were arrested in connection with a multi-county gun trafficking ring, the Montgomery County District Attorney s Office said Wednesday.
The DA s office said in a news release that 14 people trafficked guns in Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Berks and Lancaster counties.
Authorities allege 31 guns were purchased by Quinn Whisted, 22, of Plymouth Meeting; Maliqa Jack, 25 of Pottstown; Makayla Prince, 22, of Reading; and Deborah Chappell, 61, of Pottstown.
The firearms were purchased for a gun trafficking organization led by Alexander Smith, 20, of Plymouth Meeting; Daveese Smith, 22 and Tony Pearson, 40, both of Norristown; Taye Wynder, 20, Daeshaun Wynder, 22, and Jerome Wynder, 24, all of Pottstown; Tymir Allen, 22, of Philadelphia; Joseph Zummo, 26, of Bridgeport; Kristen Owens, 24, of Plymouth Meeting; and Telani Ewell, 20, of Newcastle, Delaware, according to the DA s office.
UpdatedWed, Feb 17, 2021 at 1:53 pm ET
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Pictured are 11 of the 14 people charged in connection with a gun trafficking ring out of Montgomery County. (Montgomery County District Attorney s Office)
NORRISTOWN, PA More than a dozen people have been charged with gun-trafficking-related crimes after authorities in Montgomery County said they were involved in a five-county trafficking ring.
Montgomery County officials said the gun trafficking organization illegally obtained and resold 31 firearms in Montgomery, Berks, Bucks, Lancaster and Philadelphia counties. The organization also allegedly dealt in the sale of ghost guns.
In total, 14 people were arrested on charges related to straw purchases of firearms and illegally transferring firearms.
NORRISTOWN — Montgomery County authorities dismantled a gun-trafficking organization involving more than a dozen individuals who are accused of illegally obtaining and reselling 31 firearms during straw purchase schemes in
Multi-county gun trafficking organization dismantled in Pennsylvania
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Authorities have charged more than a dozen people with buying and selling more than 30 illegal guns.
PHILADELPHIA - A multiple county gun trafficking organization has been dismantled in Pennsylvania, authorities say.
Fourteen defendants were arrested for a gun trafficking organization that operated in Montgomery, Bucks, Berks, Lancaster and Philadelphia counties. They were arrested on charges related to straw purchases of firearms and illegally transferring firearms.
The organization illegally obtained and resold 31 firearms throughout those counties as well as dealt with the sale of ghost guns.
The gun trafficking organization was fueled by firearm purchases by Quinn Whisted, 22, of Plymouth Meeting, who purchased 17 firearms; Maliqa Jack, 25, of Pottstown, who purchased seven firearms; Makayla Prince, 22, of Reading, who purchased four firearms; and Deborah Chappell, 61, of Pottstown, who