Terrance Clark, 19, was arrested Dec. 11 after he pulled a .40-caliber handgun from his waistband and pointed it at four members

Terrance Clark, 19, was arrested Dec. 11 after he pulled a .40-caliber handgun from his waistband and pointed it at four members of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' Violent Crime Impact Task Force on a North Side street.
Clark, who was wanted on three outstanding warrants, fled and was arrested in a nearby duplex. Senior U.S. District Judge Alan N. Bloch sentenced Clark, who pleaded guilty in June to a charge of using a firearm during a violent crime.

Grant Wilkinson was told he would serve a minimum of 11 years for converting replica Mac-10 sub-machine guns into real weapons

Grant Wilkinson was told he would serve a minimum of 11 years for converting replica Mac-10 sub-machine guns into real weapons and selling them to the criminal underworld.The judge who jailed the 33-year-old suggested that the Government might consider reviewing legislation to counter "endemic" gun crime.The sub-machine guns were made in shabby sheds converted into a workshop and test firing range at The Briars in Three Mile Cross.They were later used in at least 51 shootings and eight murders, including that of Michael Dosonmu, an innocent 15-year-old who was shot in his bedroom in Peckham, South London.Another of the guns was recovered from a vehicle in Birmingham and was later proved to have been fired at the robbery which led to the fatal shooting of Wpc Sharon Beshinevsky in Bradford.Prosecuter John Price said it was estimated that between 30 and 40 of the guns were still on the streets of Britain and that fatal shootings and injuries involving them would continue for several years.Sentencing Wilkinson today at Reading Crown Court, Judge Zoe Smith said the factory had led to an increase in the use of Mac-10s in gun crime since it was started in 2004, and added: "The continued increase in the roll call of death and injuries is inevitable."Defending, Abdullah Al-Yunusi, said his client could not be considered a serious risk of committing similar offences again.
Judge Smith said after his release Wilkinson would remain on licence for the rest of his life and could be recalled to prison at any time."This court knows from its own experience that gun crime has become endemic and it may be that the Government would wish to review this part of the legislation as a matter of urgency."

Bermuda,Gun shots were reportedly fired in the St. Monica's Road area of Pembroke yesterday morning, in the second such incident this month.

Gun shots were reportedly fired in the St. Monica's Road area of Pembroke yesterday morning, in the second such incident this month. Police responded to a report of shots in the St. Monica's / Glebe Road vicinity around 11 a.m. "Details about the incident are unclear at this time. However, Police are appealing for any passengers of the Number Five Pond Hill bus that got on or off in the Glebe Road area, that may have seen two males on a motorcycle acting suspiciously, to contact the Serious Crime Unit," said a spokesman. He confirmed that no one was hurt, but would not comment on radio news reports that a car was hit by a bullet. Reports of gun and gang activity in the St. Monica's Road area of Pembroke – known colloquially as "42nd Street" – first put the Police on a heightened state of alert at the start of the month. A press release on August 8 reported: "The Bermuda Police Service has recently received reports of suspected firearm activity in the St. Monica's Road, Pembroke area and increased violence involving young men associated with the gang culture. In light of these reports, we wish to reassure the public that the Police are aware of these activities and that we will be responding appropriately."
Ten days after that, 22-year-old Prince Barrington Edness, from Pembroke, was shot in the leg on Princess Street, Hamilton, in a drive-by shooting. Detectives were understood to be investigating claims that he was injured in a revenge attack for the St. Monica's Road incident. locals told the Police the violence stemmed from tensions between the so-called 42nd Street and Parkside gangs and that further attacks could be on the cards. In response to that, and other violence this month including the stabbing death of teenager Kellon Hill at Elbow Beach, Premier Ewart Brown announced a new "get-tough" approach that could see a US-style SWAT team hit the streets.

Lil Wayne and Yung Berg have reportedly failed to appear in a New York court for hearings relating to gun charges.

Lil Wayne and Yung Berg have reportedly failed to appear in a New York court for hearings relating to gun charges.According to TMZ, Wayne's camp claims that the New Orleans bred rapper failed to show because of a dental condition that restricts him from driving. A reason for Berg's no-show was not given.Wayne's gun charges are from a 2007 arrest. A .40 caliber handgun was found by authorities in his tour bus last July following a performance with Ja Rule at Manhattan's Beacon Theater.Wayne, who has pleaded not guilty to the weapons possession charges, faces up to three and a half years in prison if convicted.Berg's gun charges stem from an arrest this past weekend. He also faces charges of marijuana possession and menacing.

Handgun was recovered in the car park of a south London pub after the gunman was tackled to the ground.

Handgun was recovered in the car park of a south London pub after the gunman was tackled to the ground.The drama began in Tulse Hill when three uniformed officers, including a woman special officer, attempted to pull over a car.
The green Ford Focus sped off and following a short pursuit stopped in Abbess Close where the driver was arrested.The passenger ran down an alleyway and a 27-year-old officer and the special gave chase on foot as they radioed for back-up.As they closed in on the man he stopped, pulled a gun from his waistband and shot at the officers.Neither officer was injured and they continued to give chase, eventually tackling the man outside the Tulse Hill Tavern.Acting Lambeth borough commander Alistair Sutherland said: "The incident highlights the dangerous and unpredictable nature of the work officers do everyday."Thankfully the officers involved were not injured and after being shot at they have shown great bravery and dedication to continue to not only chase the suspect but also arrest him.
"Although we would rather it did not happen in these circumstances we have also of course managed to take another gun off the streets of London."The shooting is the latest in a string of gun-related incidents to take place in the capital over the past few days.Two men, one a passer-by, were injured in a shooting just a few miles away in Camberwell.

Christopher Nakia Johnson Police believe Mr. Johnson was the masked gunman who entered a Sam's Club

Christopher Nakia Johnson, 27,arrested Friday at an undisclosed location on unrelated misdemeanor warrants, according to the arrest warrant affidavit. Mr. Johnson was charged with aggravated robbery and possession of marijuana and cocaine; officers found the drugs during the arrest. He was being held Saturday morning at the Dallas County Jail on $115,000 bail.
Police believe Mr. Johnson was the masked gunman who entered a Sam's Club in the 2900 block of West Wheatland Road on June 27, grabbed off-duty Dallas police Officer Alph Coleman and pointed a gun at him. Mr. Coleman was working as the store's security guard. The attempted robbery failed after store employees locked themselves in the room with the store's vault. Mr. Coleman, 29, was arrested last week and charged with aggravated robbery. He was released on bail from the Dallas County Jail on Wednesday. Another man, who police say drove Officer Coleman's vehicle as the getaway car, faces one count of conspiracy to commit robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. He is out on bail, and police have requested that he not be identified. Police say they also have phone records indicating that Officer Coleman and the driver were in contact shortly before the robbery.

Executed a federal search warrant on the Gun Barn and seized all of the store’s guns while arresting two Highland residents

More details have been released concerning last week’s raid on a Highland Township gun store. On Friday WHMI reported that the Gun Barn on M-59 had been raided by federal agents and closed down, but authorities did not release any further information. Over the weekend, it was learned that agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives executed a federal search warrant on the Gun Barn and seized all of the store’s guns while arresting two Highland residents, Gabriel Kish and Debbie Summers. They were charged with selling firearms without a license. ATF agent Robin Shoemaker says a yearlong investigation found the pair allegedly sold firearms even though the store's federal license was revoked in 2004 for rule violations. Both were released on $10,000 unsecured bonds, pending a September 3rd pretrial exam. A second store in Genesee County’s Otisville was also raidedThe Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Flint Field Office, executed federal search warrants Thursday, Aug. 14, at the Highland Gun Barn, located at 2525 M-59, Highland, Mich., and the Otisville Gun Barn, at 12163 M-15, in Otisville, and arrested Gabriel Kish III and Deborah J. Summers for dealing firearms without a license. The Otisville Gun Barn is licensed by ATF. However, the Highland store is not licensed due to their license being revoked by ATF in 2004 for violating the Gun Control Act. Undercover operations led to the search and seizure of more than 600 firearms from the revoked gun dealer, yesterday, by agents from the ATF Flint Field Office, the Michigan State Police, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office, along with ATF regulatory investigators.
"Those who knowingly violate the federal firearms laws should be held responsible for their actions," said Special Agent in Charge Thomas Brandon of the ATF Detroit Field Division. "The unlawful sale of firearms, especially dealing firearms without a license, can put guns into the hands of criminals, and put our communities at risk." Kish and Summers were transported for their initial appearance before a federal magistrate and released on bond, they cannot possess firearms. A court date is set for Sept. 3, 2008.

Benson Keganne pulled the trigger of a pistol to kill Gloria Mahowe

Benson Keganne pulled the trigger of a pistol to kill Gloria Mahowe in the morning of Saturday March 10, 2001 - eight years ago - in a bush near Molapowabojang, little did he know that he was calling for an appointment with the hangman. The High Court has ruled that he killed the woman in cold-blood and he deserved to be hanged by the neck until he dies. He stood still with a blank facial expression as Justice David Newman delivered his ruling that he killed a "Good Samaritan" execution-style, shooting her in the rear of her neck leaving her in the bush to die.
Keganne, from Pitsane, and two South Africans from Madutle Village in the North West Province - Kagiso Sebi and Amos Moloi - were also facing charges of armed robbery with aggravating circumstances and the sentences will be read tomorrow. The men had pleaded guilty to all the charges. According to their testimony, the three spent the previous night drinking beer and smoking dagga at a bar in Madutle. In the early hours of Saturday morning, they decided to walk to Pitsane five kilometres away from where Keganne changed his clothes before they went to the bus stop. Their mission to Botswana was to come and rob people of their money, and they were armed with a pistol and a toy gun.They got a lift from Mahowe at around 7am and on the way they took her car over. Keganne then took to the steering wheel and they drove towards Molapowabojang where they drove into a bush. They told the court that on the way the deceased tried to escape, but they prevented her from doing so. When they arrived at a bush they looked for a rope to tie Mahowe to a tree so that they could go and rob more people. They found no rope and decided that they should kill her. Keganne took the woman and shot her in the neck from behind, "execution-style", Justice Newman repeated.He said that the two boys pulled the screaming woman under a tree and left her to die. They claimed that they wanted to shield her from the sun. After the murder, the three went to Mmathethe village where they robbed a couple of their money and jewellery at gunpoint before fleeing to South Africa with their loot. They dumped the stolen vehicle at the South African border with Botswana.The three, based their defence on the claim that they were drunk, which Justice Newman dismissed as 'hogwash'. He said that the three walked a long distance to Pitsane and they were aware of what was happening. He said Keganne drove carefully from the spot where they hijacked the car to the point where they killed Mahowe without causing any damage to the vehicle. He pointed out that the two South Africans were lying when they claimed that they pulled the dying woman under a tree for protection saying they did that to avoid her being seen by people. Justice Newman said the three committed the offence motivated by greed.He identified as extenuating circumstance the ages of Sebi and Moloi. They were 19-years-old, while Keganne was 26 at the time of the offence. He also found that the roles the two played were not as extreme as Keganne's although, there was no evidence that they were pressured into playing a role. Justice Newman said that there were other means the men could have used to disable the woman from disturbing them instead of taking her life. Apparently, the deceased knew Keganne very well.He reserved sentence for the two counts of armed robbery against Keganne. The judge said he would deliver the sentence together with those for the two men for murder, and two counts of armed robbery.
Meanwhile, outside court, Gloria's widower, Peter Mahowe, welcomed the sentence, but felt that the three should be forgiven and be slapped with a life sentence. He lamented that his in-laws accused him of having a role in the crime.

Carlos Gonzales Sr., 51, of Wharton, and Carlos Gonzalez Jr., 20, of Randolph, a father and son who had set up competing drug businesses

Attorney General Anne Milgram and the state director of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration came to Morristown to make the announcement this afternoon with Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi.


Photos of nine of the 11 individuals were made available by authorities.Bianchi said the five-month, gang, gun and drug investigation was one of the most successful launched in Morris County as it targeted individuals based in Dover, Rockaway, Wharton and Randolph.
He said it racked up the first major success of a newly formed intelligence crime task force, which seeks to foster more information sharing between county and local police agencies.In addition to 2,000 packages of heroin and 130 packages of cocaine, authorities said they seized $12,000 in cash and a cache of weapons that included three semi-automatic handguns and a sawed-off shotgun.
Those arrested included Carlos Gonzales Sr., 51, of Wharton, and Carlos Gonzalez Jr., 20, of Randolph, a father and son who had set up competing drug businesses that authorities said "utilized fear, intimidation and violence" to carry out their operations.The son, who is also charged with attempted murder, is begin held on $1.15 million bail while the father is being held on $250,000 bail.
The attempted murder charge stems from a drive-by shooting last Thursday on Prospect Street in Dover.

Kelly Gibbs, 39, of 1320 Elizabeth Ave., New Bern, was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon.

Kelly Gibbs, 39, of 1320 Elizabeth Ave., New Bern, was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon.Police said shots were fired during a disturbance involving a crowd at 609 Highway 55 West.The police said they went toward the sound of the shots and found Gibbs.No one was injured from gunfire and no other arrests were reported.
Gibbs was put in jail with his bail set at $5,000.Police say Gibbs is a convicted felon and could face additional federal charges under the Project Safe Neighborhoods program. The program is aimed at career criminals who commit crimes with guns.