Attorney General Michelle Henry, in collaboration with Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala, announced the launch of the Allegheny County Gun Violence Task Force a collaborative network targeting illegal purchases and transfers of firearms and the violent crimes that result from those transactions.
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MONROEVILLE, PA Four people were arrested and 19 guns were seized following a joint surveillance operation at the Monroeville Gun Show by the Pennsylvania Attorney General s Office and the Monroeville Police Department.
David Fields, Tanesha Olverson, Robert Raglin and Elizabeth Rexrode were each arrested at the Monroeville Gun Show during the weekend of Feb. 6-7 for their roles in the illegal straw purchases of firearms.
Fields is prohibited from purchasing a firearm, and Raglin, a convicted felon, is prohibited from
purchasing or possessing a firearm. Olverson and Rexroad acted as straw purchasers to acquire firearms for people prohibited from having them.