Five arrested in alleged gun trafficking scheme from North Carolina to Washington, D.C.
Federal prosecutors said the five defendants bought guns in North Carolina and resold them across several states and Grenada.
- Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that five individuals were indicted for running a gun-trafficking ring moving approximately 40 firearms from North Carolina to Washington, D.C., and other locations.
- Investigators traced the trafficking pipeline back to a 2024 New Year's Eve police chase in Washington, revealing firearms distributed across the East Coast to New Jersey and internationally to Grenada.
- U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said she is "outraged" that two defendants, Antonique Whitaker and Arnise Lecresha Young, held licenses as special police officers in D.C. while allegedly participating in the scheme.
- Defendants face maximum sentences of 15 years in federal prison for trafficking-related charges and 10 years for making false statements to licensed firearms dealers if convicted.
- Investigators utilized the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network to track the weapons, with Anthony Spotswood, special agent in charge of the ATF Washington field division, describing it as "like a fingerprint.
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Five Arrested In Federal Gun Trafficking Case: 40 Firearms Linked To Maryland, D.C. And Other Locations - The BayNet
WASHINGTON — Five people have been arrested in connection with an alleged firearms trafficking operation that moved approximately 40 guns from North Carolina into Maryland, Washington, D.C., and other locations, federal prosecutors announced. Four defendants were arrested in Maryland and one in Raleigh, North Carolina, on October 20, 2026, following a 13-count federal grand jury […]
2 licensed DC special police officers among 5 indicted in alleged gun trafficking operation – WTOP News
Two licensed special police officers are among five people facing federal charges in an alleged gun trafficking operation stretching from North Carolina to D.C.
Two DC licensed security guards among 5 charged in East Coast gun trafficking case
Two women charged in connection with a gun trafficking ring accused of smuggling guns across the East Coast were licensed as special police officers in D.C., including one who had contracted with D.C. Public Schools, and was licensed to carry.
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