Twelve people, including three serving in the Army, supplied nearly 100 firearms to a notorious Chicago street gang in a large-scale gun-running scheme that led to two killings, the Justice Department said Friday.
The soldiers-- identified as Demarcus Adams, 21; Jarius Brunson and Brandon Miller, both 22, were stationed at Fort Campbell alongside the Kentucky-Tennessee border, according to a 21-count indictment. They were charged in July 2021.
They allegedly violated federal firearms laws by purchasing firearms from local gun dealers in Kentucky and Tennessee and selling them to members of the Gangster DisciplesREPUBLICANS INTRODUCE BILL REQUIRING DOJ TO DISCLOSE INFO ON FELONY PRE-TRIAL RELEASES The Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington is photographed early in the morning. Twelve people, including three U.S. Army soldiers, are accused in a large-scale gun trafficking ring that prosecutors allege supplied nearly 100 guns to gang members in Chicago.
"The Justice Department will spare no resources to hold accountable criminal gun traffickers," Attorney General Merrick Garland said at a news conference Friday in Chicago."There is no hiding place for those who flood our communities with illegal guns. It does not matter where you are, or how far away you are. If you illegally traffic guns, we and our law enforcement partners nationwide will find you.
Between December 2020 and April 2021, the nine gang members bought and delivered more than 90 illegally obtained firearms to Chicago to use in ongoing disputes with rival gangs, the Justice Department said.
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