Law and Order, State Crime Reports

Three Men Charged in Scheme to Purchase Firearms in Kentucky and Illegally Re-Sell Them in Chicago Area

Department of Justice
(Source: justice.gov)
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—May 15, 2018
By: Rosemary Piser

Christopher Henderson, John L. Phillips and Jaiqail Wright have been arrested and charged with federal firearms violations for scheming to purchase dozens of guns in Kentucky and illegally re-selling them in the Chicago area.

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According to the criminal complaint, during 2016 and 2017, Henderson and Phillips allegedly purchased firearms from private sellers in Kentucky and brought them to the Chicago area.  The pair then allegedly worked…

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