2 sentenced in conspiracy to 'straw-purchase' firearm

2 sentenced in conspiracy to 'straw-purchase' firearm

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Two men were sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy to “straw-purchase” a firearm. The criminal act often occurs when a firearm is purchased by one person on behalf of another who is not legally allowed to make the purchase themselves. Evidence collected during an investigation found that one of the men, 26-year-old Noah Fowler, of Moncks Corner, bought a firearm for 25-year-old Joshua Turner, of Summerville, who was…

Ex-Berkeley jail officer, 1 other sentenced in ‘straw purchase’ of a firearm

A former Berkeley County Detention Center officer and a second man have been sentenced in a conspiracy to straw-purchase a firearm, the U.S. Attorney’s Office says.