NORRISTOWN â A Plymouth Township man faces a trial on charges he illegally purchased guns for a multi-county gun trafficking network.
Quinn OâDonnell Whisted, 22, of the 3000 block of Runnymede Drive, was ordered to stand trial, after a preliminary hearing before District Court Judge Edward C. Kropp Sr., on charges including corrupt organizations, conspiracy, dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities, unlawful transfer of a firearm, criminal use of communications facilities and false statements in connection with a gun trafficking organization that allegedly relied heavily on so-called âstraw purchaseâ schemes.
Whisted, who remains in the county jail, will face a formal arraignment on the charges in county court in May, after which a judge will scheduled a trial date.
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.
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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