Camden gunrunner sentenced
A Camden gunrunner was sentenced Thursday to 15 months in prison for buying five firearms in North Carolina for her cousin to sell in New Jersey, authorities said. Johanna Betty Young, 25, pleaded guilty June to a count of conspiracy to deal firearms without a license.
A Camden gunrunner was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for buying five firearms in North Carolina for her cousin to sell in New Jersey, authorities said.
Johanna Betty Young, 25, pleaded guilty in June to a count of conspiracy to deal firearms without a license.
Young was living in North Carolina in 2011 when her cousin, Wendelle Ford, allegedly gave her money to apply for firearms permits. Ford, 42, of Camden, is a convicted felon and could not legally possess or purchase guns, authorities said.
According to federal prosecutors, Ford traveled to Fayetteville, North Carolina, in 2012, visited several gun shops with Young, and told her which weapons to buy. Young purchased a Springfield XDM 9 mm, a Springfield XD .45, a Squires Bingham handgun, a Taurus PT740 .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol and a Kel-Tec PF-9 9 mm semi-automatic pistol. Young then transported the firearms to Camden, where Ford gave her an additional $200 for each gun.
The case against Ford is still pending, prosecutors said.
In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge Renee Bumb sentenced Young to two years of supervised release.