A Maine girl has been charged with shopping for dozens of weapons that allegedly have been offered to gangs in Southern California final 12 months, federal prosecutors stated.
Jennifer Scruggs, 35, of Turner, attested that she bought 55 weapons from three federally licensed firearms sellers in Auburn, Turner and Whitefield for her personal use whereas she was really shopping for them for others, regulation enforcement officers stated.
Scruggs, who has been charged with 10 counts of constructing unlawful straw gun purchases, made her first court docket look on Monday, in response to prosecutors.
DESANTIS’ SIGNATURE TIPS US INTO MAJORITY ‘CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY’ NATION WITH NEW FLORIDA GUN RIGHTS LAW
Maine girl Jennifer Scruggs, 35, is charged with 10 counts of constructing unlawful straw gun purchases.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Every depend carries a most penalty of 10 years in jail and a wonderful of $250,000. Her lawyer declined to remark Tuesday.
The purchases have been revamped a three-month interval final 12 months and have been allegedly offered to gang members in California, however Scruggs additionally reported that two of the weapons have been stolen from her, regulation enforcement officers stated.
A regulation enforcement affidavit states two of the weapons have been recovered by Los Angeles police, and one was fired by a person who shouted, “Crypts,” which was an obvious mistaken reference to the Crips avenue gang.
