A former corrections officer from Lexington County faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine after pleading guilty to federal firearms charges.
William Andrew Cox, 56, pleaded guilty to dealing in firearms without a license in federal court in Columbia. Fox was a former officer with the South Carolina Department of Corrections.
Prosecutors say Cox bought guns from several area gun stores. Two of those weapons were recovered after an arrest in the federal roundup of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang. Prosecutors say a defendant in the Hells Angels case bought two pistols from Cox through a web site he managed called Armslist.com. Within three weeks of their purchase, prosecutors say the guns were sold to members of the Hells Angels who then sold them to law enforcement agents.
ATF records completed with gun sales shows between March 2009 and August of 2012, Cox bought more than 150 guns on 31 different occasions. Cox admitted this to investigators.
When asked why he didn't get a license to sell the guns, prosecutors said Cox told them he "didn't want the government in his business."
Sounds like the site lying criminal coward Greg
ReplyDeleteSure does.
DeleteI'll bet he's a member of some militia group like the skinheads. You know, the same shit Tim McVey was into.
How much you want to put on that bet? I'll take it any day.
DeleteAny time.You have proven you are a criminal, a racist, an antisemite, a liar, and an ass hole who insults women who you don't even know.
DeleteThe bet is that I'm a member of "some militia group like the skinheads." Very well. Let's start small, since I hate to take advantage of idiots. Twenty dollars says I'm not a member of such groups.
DeleteGreat, now you have to allow me access to your life and police history, to settle the bet. When you do that, so I can verify, we have a bet.
DeleteSince I've had a carry license from two states, two of which are still active, and I've taught in high school and worked in a residential treatment facility, my background has been checked many times. But you're forgetting that no one has to prove a negative. You bet that I belong to some unseemly organization. You have to prove that.
DeleteBut only you can give permission, so if you refuse, you lose the bet. I'll be waiting for my money.
DeleteGreg, stop embarrassing yourself by seriously taking part in this discussion. What were you thinking when you offered to bet $20?
DeleteMikeb, I'm not the one being embarrassed here. Anonymous lied about me in the comments above, and I called that bet. It's up to Anonymous to provide evidence in support of his claim. My point here is that he and others make wild accusations, knowing that they can never be made to prove their lies.
DeleteNo you played one of your silly lying games again. The bet ALWAYS rested on getting a criminal history on you, which you refuse to give. You refuse to prove what I said was wrong. You LOSE.
DeleteAnonymous once again demonstrates his lack of critical thinking ability and his failure to prove his claims.
DeleteThe criminal lying coward again proves he is nothing but a coward. You owe me 20 bucks.
DeleteAnonymous just can't tell when he's lost.
DeleteYou can't tell when you have lost, or know the truth, or make a point without lying.
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