Syracuse, N.Y. - State Attorney General's Office announcing the convictions and sentencings of four people for illegally selling guns in Onondaga County.
Brian Lawson, a/k/a “P’Nut,” Jeremy Baker, a/k/a “Rico,” Charles Baker and John Leone Jr. are charged with possessing and distributing guns in and around Onondaga County. Charles and Jeremy Baker were each sentenced to six years in prison, Lawson received three and a half years and Leone, Jr. was sentenced to two and a half to five years. The bust netted 34 firearms, including 21 ghost guns, parts to make ghost guns, dozens of high-capacity magazines, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
Over the course of the investigation, authorities seized the following firearms and components:
- Nine Polymer80 and AR-15 style unfinished frames/receivers, used to assemble ghost guns;
- Nine unserialized and unregistered Polymer80 ghost gun pistols;
- Nine serialized unregistered firearms;
- Three AR-15 style rifles;
- One 7.62 assault rifle;
- Three ghost guns, including an assault rifle
- Dozens of magazines, including several extended magazines classified as high-capacity ammunition feeding devices; and
- Hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
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