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_x000D_A Hancock County man is one of fifteen individuals charged in a federal indictment alleging a conspiracy to straw purchase dozens of firearms from at least six federally licensed firearms dealers in the Central Indiana area.
Each of the following defendants have been charged with conspiring to make false statements during the purchase of a firearm, and one or more counts of making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm:
_x000D__x000D_ _x000D_ Daylen Bell, 24, Indianapolis_x000D_ Jaylyn Lamont Crenshaw, 25, Indianapolis_x000D_ Michaela Evan Day, 27, Indianapolis_x000D_ Michael Glen Day, 23, Indianapolis_x000D_ Davone Trae Eans, 24, Indianapolis_x000D_ Kendall Rayshaun Ezell, 21, Indianapolis_x000D_ Anthony Keith Jones, 24, Indianapolis_x000D_ Isiah Thomas Keller, 21, Greenfield_x000D_ Anthony James Morst, 24, Indianapolis_x000D_ Caleb Morris Redman, 23, Indianapolis_x000D_ Jordan Devon Ross, 24, Gary_x000D_ Derrion Wisdom Scruggs, 23, Unknown_x000D_ Michael Coreal Stubbs, 22, Indianapolis_x000D_ Demetrius Andre Young, 24, Indianapolis_x000D_ Jalen Charles Zimmerman, 23, Indianapolis_x000D_ _x000D_
According to court documents, from at least November 2020, continuing up to April 8, 2022, Keller, Stubbs, Ezell, Michael Day, and Jones conspired to pay straw purchasers to buy illegally guns from at least six Central Indiana federally licensed firearms dealers on their behalf. This form of gun trafficking is frequently referred to as “straw purchasing.” Straw purchasing occurs when a person who is allowed to legally purchase a gun from a federally licensed dealer falsely states that they are purchasing a firearm for themselves, when they know that the gun is actually intended for someone else.
_x000D_Keller, Stubbs, Ezell, Michael Day, and Jones paid Redman, Scruggs, Bell, Morst, Ross, Zimmerman, Michaela Day, Eans, Crenshaw, and Young to make straw purchases from federally licensed gun dealers. Keller, Stubbs, Ezell, Michael Day, and Jones then transported the illegally purchased guns to resell them elsewhere.
If convicted, each defendant charged faces up to ten years in federal prison.
The following investigative agencies collaborated to make this investigation and the recent warrant execution possible:
_x000D_ Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives_x000D_ Greenfield Police Department_x000D_ Hancock County Sheriff’s Office_x000D_ Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department_x000D_ Lawrence Police Department_x000D_ United States Marshals Service_x000D_Zachary A. Myers, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, thanked Assistant United States Attorney Pamela Domash, who is prosecuting this case.
This case was brought as part of the Indiana Crime Guns Task Force (ICGTF). ICGTF is a partnership of law enforcement officers and analysts from several central Indiana law enforcement agencies in Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Marion, Morgan, Johnson, and Shelby counties. In cooperation with state, local, and federal partners, ICGTF collaborates to address violent crime through a comprehensive strategy including innovative approaches to locating suspects and evidence related to violent crimes and illegal possession of firearms.
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