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Gun dealer charged, awaits word from court
By KEVIN HALL
and HEATHER HARRIS
2/9/03
A Georgetown man faces federal gun charges almost 11 weeks after agents first raided his store.
Ronnie Gayle Perkins, 58, of 120 Hiawatha Trail, was charged with dealing in firearms without a license, possessing semiautomatic assault weapons, furnishing false identification to a firearms dealer and possessing unregistered firearms.
Perkins was indicted on the charges by a federal grand jury in Lexington on Feb. 9, Gregory F. Van Tatenhove, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and Karl Stankovic, resident agent in charge for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Lexington division, said in a press release.
ATF agents seized about 160 guns from Perkins shop on North Broadway on Nov. 19, 2002.
Perkins said he first learned of the indictment after being contacted by the News-Graphic.
“I didn’t know anything,†he said. “Sounds to me like they’re trying to do a little damage control of some type so they don’t look bad in the public eye.â€
Criticism has been aimed at the original search and seizure warrant issued on Perkins.
The warrant states that illegal guns can be found at Delta Gun Sales on 514 Mockingbird Lane. The address for Perkins’ business is 514 North Broadway. Another error in the legal document states that the warrant is to be served in “Georgetown, Clark County.â€
“I’ve got the Constitution on my side, if that means anything anymore,†Perkins said.
If convicted, Perkins faces 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and a supervised release period of three years. He will appear in U.S. District Court in Lexington on a date and time to be determined.
Perkins, who says he cannot afford an attorney at this time, plans to fight the battle as much as possible.
“I have my mouth and my intellect,†he said. “And if there’s any justice at all, I’ll have a chance to use them.â€
http://www.georgetownnews.com/news-graphic/myarticles.asp?P=762965&S=500&PubID=12668&EC=0
By KEVIN HALL
and HEATHER HARRIS
2/9/03
A Georgetown man faces federal gun charges almost 11 weeks after agents first raided his store.
Ronnie Gayle Perkins, 58, of 120 Hiawatha Trail, was charged with dealing in firearms without a license, possessing semiautomatic assault weapons, furnishing false identification to a firearms dealer and possessing unregistered firearms.
Perkins was indicted on the charges by a federal grand jury in Lexington on Feb. 9, Gregory F. Van Tatenhove, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and Karl Stankovic, resident agent in charge for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Lexington division, said in a press release.
ATF agents seized about 160 guns from Perkins shop on North Broadway on Nov. 19, 2002.
Perkins said he first learned of the indictment after being contacted by the News-Graphic.
“I didn’t know anything,†he said. “Sounds to me like they’re trying to do a little damage control of some type so they don’t look bad in the public eye.â€
Criticism has been aimed at the original search and seizure warrant issued on Perkins.
The warrant states that illegal guns can be found at Delta Gun Sales on 514 Mockingbird Lane. The address for Perkins’ business is 514 North Broadway. Another error in the legal document states that the warrant is to be served in “Georgetown, Clark County.â€
“I’ve got the Constitution on my side, if that means anything anymore,†Perkins said.
If convicted, Perkins faces 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and a supervised release period of three years. He will appear in U.S. District Court in Lexington on a date and time to be determined.
Perkins, who says he cannot afford an attorney at this time, plans to fight the battle as much as possible.
“I have my mouth and my intellect,†he said. “And if there’s any justice at all, I’ll have a chance to use them.â€
http://www.georgetownnews.com/news-graphic/myarticles.asp?P=762965&S=500&PubID=12668&EC=0