CHARLOTTE, N.C. ? A Charlotte man was sentenced to 18 months in prison today for unlawful transportation and shipment of firearms and ammunition, after he tried to get two firearms and ammunition through security at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport, announced?

COLUMBIA, S.C. ? Booker Henley, 30, of Columbia, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after being found guilty at trial of being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking?

RALEIGH, N.C. ? A Jacksonville man was sentenced to 152 months in prison for selling drugs and firearms at the same time in New Bern and Jacksonville.? On March 26, 2024, Fan Troy Staton, age 50, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, distribution of five grams or more of methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm by a felon?

CHARLOTTE, N.C. ? A Charlotte fentanyl distributor was sentenced to five years in prison today for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Demetrius Lamar Mattox, 39, was also ordered to?

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NEW BERN, N.C. ? Joseph Lee, age 28, of Wilmington, was sentenced to 100 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, distribution of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.? On August 13, 2024, Lee pled guilty to the charges?

CHARLOTTE, N.C. ? James Earl Holmes, 45, of Charlotte, was sentenced today to 110 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for possession of a firearm by a felon, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina?

NEW BERN, N.C. ? Jakil Deandre Bond, 28, of Williamston, was sentenced to 141 months in prison for engaging in illegal firearm trafficking and drug distribution. Bond, a validated gang member, organized the purchase of firearms through co-defendants and straw purchasers Malik Jaree Bazemore and Ti?quiran Rodgers, who is also a validated gang member?