Editors Note: The following press release is directly from ATF. Regular readers of AmmoLand News know our stance on the unaccountable Federal Agency: No comment. We invite our readers to leave their hard-hitting insights in the comments below.
ST. LOUIS – -(AmmoLand.com)- On March 3, 2021, a federal grand jury indicted Tishonda Turner for knowingly making a false and fictitious statement to a firearms dealer, which statement was intended and likely to deceive the licensed dealer and Freddie Tilmon for knowingly possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
According to the indictment, on or about July 16, 2020, in St. Louis County, within the Eastern District of Missouri, and again on or about August 8, 2020, Turner in connection with the acquisition of one or more firearms from The Range STL West, a licensed dealer, did knowingly make a false and fictitious written statement to the dealer, which statement was intended and likely to deceive said licensed dealer. Turner represented that she was the actual buyer of one or more firearms, when, in fact, she was acquiring the firearms on behalf of Freddie Tilmon.
On November 21, 2020, Mr. Tilmon was pulled over and arrested while driving in Sandy Springs, Georgia. Officers later discovered a firearm on the driver’s seat floorboard. The firearm was loaded and had an extended magazine. A records check revealed that the firearm was purchased at the Range STL West on August 08, 2020. Tilmon was also subsequently indicted in the Northern District of Georgia for knowingly possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
On October 14, 2021, the United States Marshals Service arrested Tilmon in St. Louis County pursuant to the indictment. At the time of his arrest, Tilmon was discovered to be in possession of a loaded 9mm, with an extended magazine. Tilmon was additionally charged for illegally possessing the firearm when arrested by the Marshals Service. Tilmon is prohibited from possessing firearms due to a previous criminal conviction.
Charges set forth in the indictment are merely accusations and do not constitute proof of guilt. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the United States Marshals Service.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
ATF is the federal law enforcement agency responsible for investigating violations of the federal firearms and explosives laws and regulations. More information about ATF and its programs can be found at www.atf.gov.
Why is Ammoland reprinting BATF press releases? There isn’t a government organization working harder to restrict the 2nd Amendment freedoms in America today. Still worse is the unethical, untruthful & illegal methods they use in their crusade.
Where did the ATF get the information on the gun sale, they aren’t supposed to keep records when a NICS check is ran, did they scour all the St.Louis FFL dealers checking all the records they are required to keep.
There must be more to this story that we don’t know.
The ATF has been infringing on peoples rights since its inception and it’s time to disband the ATF as they are nothing more than a version of Hitlers SS or brownshirts . They are an ilegitiment over reaching branch of the government that has zero credibility just like the corrupt FBI . These corrupt entities of our government have made themselves enemies of the people and it’s time they are done away with completely .
The Right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, the 2A. Government’s LEGAL role related to firearms is clear, they are bound by their oath to the constitution to not infringe on a free American’s right to keep and bear arms. Doesn’t matter if they are or were a felon, a bank robber, a white collar criminal or whatever, the government is not legally allowed to infringe on the right to keep and bear arms. So Turner bought a pistol, lots of people do. So she sold it or traded it or just plain gave… Read more »
Looks like the government thugs are bragging about armed robbery, aggravated kidnapping, and violation of rights again.
F atf and their extended families
LETS GO ATF!!! Horrible article without any purpose.
Ahh! It is wonderful to see the ILLEGALLY INSTITUTED BUREAUCRACY of the ATF, which was began by a director in the IRS, working at enforcing
laws/regulations that that BUREAUCRACY instituted!There must be a lot of left-wing liberal Democrats posting comments here, the way you all are sticking up for the convicted felon. It would be helpful to know his offense. Is this the Freddie Tilmon that was sentenced to 262 months in November 2000 for a crack cocaine conviction? (See 18 U.S.C. § 3582 (Doc. 79), whatever that is.)
When is Hunter Biden going to be charged for lying on his form, his has been going on longer than theirs?????????????????????????? Or is he being ignored by the ATF or is he privileged and above the LAW????? Or because Daddy is The PRESIDENT of the United States??????????