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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A Fresno felon pleaded blameworthy Monday aft helium tried to merchantability a "ghost gun" to a "prostitute" successful Clovis, the United States Department of Justice said.
On Sept. 4, 2024, the DOJ says 30-year-old Donald Henderson of Fresno arranged to merchantability a rifle. He believed the funny enactment was a "prostitute" erstwhile successful information they were an undercover officer.
When further officers arrived, the DOJ says Henderson rapidly entered a conveyance arsenic a rider and took off. Officers initiated a pursuit, and arsenic Henderson and his operator fled, helium threw the firearm retired the window.
The DOJ says the firearm was a privately manufactured firearm, oregon “ghost gun,” with a loaded high-capacity magazine. Henderson is prohibited from possessing firearms oregon ammunition owed to anterior felony convictions, including convictions for burglary and amerciable possession of a firearm.
Henderson is scheduled to beryllium sentenced connected June 23. He faces a maximum statutory punishment of 15 years successful situation and a $250,000 good for being a felon successful possession of ammunition successful a shade gun, according to national officials.
