Chicago gang member trafficks guns bought online

By Christen Smith

John Phillips of Hillside (left) and Jaiqail Wright of Chicago were charged with Christopher Henderson (not pictured) for allegedly trafficking guns from Kentucky to Chicago. (Photo: Chicago Police Department)
A Chicago gang member faces federal charges for trafficking guns bought off Armslist hundreds of miles away into the city, prosecutors announced last week.
Jaiqail Wright allegedly brokered dozens of deals between fellow members of the Conservative Vice Lords street gang and his associates, John Phillips and Christopher Henderson, over Facebook throughout 2016 and 2017, court records show. All three men, aged 23, face up to five years in prison for dealing firearms without a license. Phillips, a twice-convicted felon, faces additional charges for illegal possession of a gun.
Federal prosecutors said Henderson — using a fake Kentucky driver’s license bearing the name Chris Hendridge — bought up to 90 firearms from private sellers in Kentucky listed on Armslist.com. Cell phone records and seller interviews mentioning Phillips’ “late model white muscle car” tied both men to the purchases, court records show.
Police later intercepted Facebook messages between Henderson and Wright allegedly detailing brokered deals for many of the guns trafficked from the Kentucky Armslist sales. Some of these firearms turned up in crimes in Chicago

Source: Guns.com