五人被联邦起诉：涉嫌从北卡罗来纳州贩运约40支枪至华盛顿特区，两名被告持特区特别警察执照
美国司法部10月21日宣布，北卡罗来纳州东区联邦大陪审团以13项罪名起诉五名被告，指其参与一个跨州枪支贩运团伙，把枪支从北卡罗来纳州贩运至华盛顿特区及国家首都地区。烟酒枪炮及爆炸物管理局（ATF）探员执行逮捕：四人在马里兰州落网，一人在北卡罗来纳州 Raleigh 落网。宣布起诉的是华盛顿特区联邦检察官 Jeanine Ferris Pirro 与北卡罗来纳州东区联邦检察官 Ellis Boyle。
检方指，2026年10月20日，「让华盛顿特区安全与美丽」联邦工作队执行五张联邦逮捕令。调查认定，该团伙共谋向多个州的个人供应约40支枪支，流向包括华盛顿特区、New Jersey、马里兰州、弗吉尼亚州，以及 Grenada 的 Saint Georges。起诉罪名包括共谋贩运枪支、贩运枪支，以及向联邦持牌枪支经销商作虚假陈述。
五名被告为：Brian “B” Agee（40岁）、Arnise Lecresha Young（33岁）、Frank “Fatboy” Rayvone Harris（38岁）、Antonique Whitaker（34岁）与 Christian Shedetta Atkinson（30岁）。其中 Young 与 Whitaker 两人持有华盛顿特区特别警察执照。Agee 被控罪名最重，除共谋罪外另涉六项贩运枪支与六项协助作虚假陈述罪名。
联邦检察官 Jeanine Ferris Pirro 表示：「这次行动体现了联邦、州与地方伙伴在『让华盛顿特区安全与美丽』倡议下的共同决心。贩枪网络不认州界，我们阻止它们的决心也不认州界。」ATF 局长 Rob Cekada 表示：「向暴力罪犯、帮派成员或被禁持枪者贩运枪支的人，ATF 会找到你并追究责任。」
如罪名成立，各被告就共谋贩运枪支与贩运枪支罪名最高面临15年联邦监禁，就向持牌经销商作虚假陈述罪名最高面临10年监禁；最终刑期由联邦地区法院法官依量刑指南等因素裁定。案件由 ATF 调查。起诉书仅为指控，全体被告在被证明有罪前推定无罪。
Five Federally Charged in Gun-Running Scheme That Trafficked About 40 Firearms From North Carolina to D.C.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 21 that a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of North Carolina returned a 13-count indictment charging five defendants in a firearms trafficking scheme that moved guns from North Carolina to Washington, D.C., and the National Capital Region. ATF agents arrested four of the defendants in Maryland and one in Raleigh, North Carolina. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro for the District of Columbia and U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced the charges.
On October 20, 2026, the Make DC Safe and Beautiful Task Force executed five federal arrest warrants. Investigators determined that the co-conspirators supplied upwards of approximately 40 firearms to individuals across multiple states, including Washington, D.C., New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia, and Saint Georges, Grenada. The charges include conspiracy to traffic firearms, firearms trafficking, and making false statements to a federally licensed firearms dealer.
The defendants are Brian “B” Agee, 40; Arnise Lecresha Young, 33; Frank “Fatboy” Rayvone Harris, 38; Antonique Whitaker, 34; and Christian Shedetta Atkinson, 30. Young and Whitaker hold valid Special Police Officer licenses in the District of Columbia. Agee faces the most counts, including six counts of firearms trafficking and six counts of aiding and abetting false statements to a licensed dealer.
“This operation exemplifies the commitment of our federal, state, and local partners working together under the Make DC Safe and Beautiful initiative,” said U.S. Attorney Pirro. “Gun-running networks do not respect state lines, and neither does our determination to stop them.” ATF Director Rob Cekada said: “If you traffic firearms to violent criminals, gang members, or prohibited persons, ATF will find you and hold you accountable.”
If convicted, the defendants face a maximum of 15 years in federal prison for the conspiracy and trafficking offenses and 10 years for false-statement offenses, with any sentence determined by a federal district court judge. The ATF is investigating the case. An indictment is merely an accusation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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图片来源：图：执法部门查获的步枪与弹匣（资料图）。美国政府公共领域，取自维基共享资源。Photo: Seized rifles and magazines (file photo). U.S. Government, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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