Posted September 1, 2017 10:00 am by Comments

By Andrew Shepperson

Brent Turpin, a Chicago Public Schools teacher, has been charged with illegally dealing ammo and gun accessories. (Photo: Twitter)
A Chicago Public Schools teacher has been charged with dealing ammo and gun accessories on the Windy City’s south side.
The criminal complaint and affidavit allege 53-year-old Brent Turpin illegally supplied an extended handgun magazine, a laser sight and two boxes of ammunition to a convicted felon. Unbeknownst to Turpin, the felon was cooperating with FBI agents, according to a Justice Department news release.
Turpin was arrested Tuesday and has been charged with one count of conspiracy to dispose of a firearm and ammunition to a known felon, and one count of disposing of ammunition to a known felon.
The complaint alleges Turbin supplied the ammo and gun accessories to the felon earlier this month at his residence also shows he allegedly attempted to help the FBI informant procure a firearm at an Indiana gun show, instructing the informant on what to say and do.
“If they ask you if you’re from Indiana, say yes,” Turpin told the informant, according to the complaint. “If they say where [are] you from, say like, say South Bend or something, or Indianapolis.”
The defendant and informant met with a dealer at

Source: Guns.com

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.