Seven people have been arrested on federal gun charges following an investigation by Tuscaloosa police and ATF. The investigations are part of efforts to reduce violent crime and gun violence in the Tuscaloosa area, said a TPD spokesperson. See charges:
Three of the arrests involved suspects who police say took part in straw purchases. Straw purchases – the illegal purchase of a firearm by one person for another - are one of the main ways firearms enter the illegal market, Taylor said.- Deon Detrail Hamler, 33, and Devon Demarcus Hamler, 24, are charged with conspiracy to illegally obtain a firearm.
- Devante Stephens, 24, was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. TPD officers responded to the DCH parking deck on March 21 on reports of a man pulling on car doors. He led officers on a pursuit that ended in the back yard of a 17th Street residence. Officers located a weapon in his vehicle.
- Derris Devon Sledge, 50, was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Agents with the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force located a semi-automatic weapon and ammunition while executing a search warrant at his residence on Jan. 8.
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