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Man With Docs About 'Resetting Federal Government' Convicted For Bringing Rifle To DC: Feds
A Texas man formerly living in Ohio who claimed he was in Washington, DC on a matter of national security may spend time behind bars after being busted with a rifle in the backseat of his truck approximately a block from the White House.
Brian Carruth, 45, now of Rockport, Texas, was found guilty after a three-day trial on multiple weapons charges for unlawfully carrying a rifle and ammunition into Washington, DC, according to federal prosecutors.
On Dec. 5, 2021, Secret Service officers stopped Carruth, who was then living in Burbank, Ohio, in his vehicle near the corner of 18th Street and…
Route 287 Stop: Mahwah Officers Find 4 Guns, Ammo, Ski Mask, Cash Scattered In Sports Car
Two Mahwah police officers found a pair of North Carolina men carrying four guns, dozens of rounds of ammunition and more during a Route 287 stop, authorities said.
Officers Matt Buonacore and Frank Federico stopped the 2015 Dodge Challenger for several traffic violations on the southbound highway shortly after 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said.
As driver Guilherme Desouza Mendes, 19, retrieved documents from the glove compartment, the officers noticed a box of ammunition, Jaffe said.
The passenger, Tyrone K. Williams, 20, “acknowledged to the officers [that] there was a…
NY Man Tied To Proud Boys Who Threatened To Travel To DC, Kill Senator-Elect Nabbed By FBI
A man who was arrested earlier this week with more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, had posted a threatening statement about killing a United States Senator-elect and his intent to travel to Washington, D.C.
Eduard Florea, age 40, of Middle Village, Queens, who was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday, Jan. 12, has been charged with being a felon in possession of ammunition, said Seth D. DuCharme, acting US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
Following Florea's arrest, FBI Assistant Director In Charge, William F. Sweeney said: "For those of you out there with similar intentions, h…
Ex-Con With Machine Gun Gets Multi-Year Jail Sentence
A Western Mass ex-convict with a machine gun was sentenced to 5 years in prison on Tuesday, Sept. 8.
Hector Gomez, 33, of Chicopee, was sentenced by U.S. District Court, Springfield, Judge Mark Mastroianni to 5 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts.
In May Gomez was found in Chicopee to be in possession of a Bushmaster 0.223 caliber rifle, an Arsenal 7.62 mm rifle, 14 rounds of 9mm ammunition, 28 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition, and 60 rounds of 7.62 ammunition, according to court documents. It is unclear from the i…
CT Man Sentenced For Illegally Possessing Firearm, Ammunition
A convicted felon in Connecticut is set to spend more than three years behind bars after being sentenced for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition, which he attempted to sell.
John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced this week that New Haven resident John Epps, 25, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on Aug. 28, last year, Epps participat…
Man Caught With Semiautomatic Rifles, Handguns In Fairfield County Search
A Fairfield County man is behind bars after being caught with a cache of firearms and related items during a search of his home.
Albert Lee, 37, of Bridgeport, was arrested March 1 following an investigation by the Statewide Urban Violence Cooperative Crime Control Task Force, the state Narcotics Task Force, and the Bridgeport Police, said Connecticut State Police Sgt. Eric Haglund.
During the search, officers uncovered a Bushmaster AR-15, a .223-caliber semi-automatic assault rifle, three 9mm semi-automatic handguns, over 300 rounds of ammunition, high-capacity magazines, among other item…
