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FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (WNCN) — A U.S. Army worker astatine Fort Liberty could look up to 3 decades successful situation aft being accused of amerciable weapon trafficking and making a mendacious connection to the government, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday.
A national expansive assemblage returned an indictment connected Aug. 14, charging Kai Liam Nix, besides known arsenic Kai Brazelton, with unlawful firearms trafficking, including the merchantability of 2 stolen firearms, prosecutors said.
The 20-year-old active-duty worker is besides accused of lying to the authorities astir his erstwhile acquisition with insurrectionist groups. He was arrested Aug. 15 and made his archetypal quality successful tribunal Monday.
According to tribunal documents, Nix made a mendacious connection connected his information clearance exertion modular form, claiming helium had "never been a subordinate of a radical dedicated to the usage of unit oregon unit to overthrow the U.S. government," the quality merchandise stated.
Nix was besides charged with 1 number of dealing successful firearms without a licence and 2 counts of selling a stolen firearm, prosecutors said. If convicted, helium faces a maximum condemnation of 30 years successful prison.
"A national territory tribunal justice volition find immoderate condemnation aft considering the U.S. sentencing guidelines and different statutory factors," the quality merchandise stated.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, arsenic good arsenic the U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Department are investigating the case.
