Woman convicted of arms trafficking without a license

IT’S TIME FOR THE NEWS TO GO. WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE MAIN NEWS OF THE DAY. TRAFFIC AND WEATHER BEFORE LEAVING THE GATE. First, we start with the latest news from Union County this morning. SOLDIERS SAY A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON JERUSALEM ROAD NEAR COUNTRYSIDE DRIVE WHICH IS NEAR JONES VILLE. Police say it was just before 2 p.m. yesterday. We're told one person died and they were the only person(s) inside the vehicle. Troopers say the crash occurred as one vehicle was traveling north on Jerusalem Road and another was traveling south. Police say the vehicles collided head-on. THE DRIVER OF THE NORTHBOUND VEHICLE WAS INJURED AND EVENTED TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL. THIS IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE LATEST NEWS IN OUR NEWS ROOM. THIS MORNING, SOME GREER RESIDENTS WILL REMAIN UNDER A BOIL WATER ADVISORY UNTIL AT LEAST TOMORROW MORNING. Officials say water samples were sent to the lab just after six this morning. THIS COMES FOLLOWING A MAIN WATER BREAK ALONG ROUTE 14 IN GREER YESTERDAY MORNING. EXCLUSIVE SKY4 VIDEO SHOWS WATER gushing from the ground into the air. JIMMY REED JOINS US LIVE THIS MORNING WITH THE LATEST JAMYA. THE FATE OF AARON. APPROXIMATELY 10,000 CUSTOMERS STILL REMAIN UNDER THIS BOIL WATER NOTICE for at least another 24 hours. This is how long it will take to get the results back from the lab. THE MAIN WATER BREAK OCCURRED AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 14 AND CHANDLER ROAD AROUND 10:45 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. OFFICIALS SAY A BROKEN VALVE IS WHAT CAUSED IT. CREWS WORKED NIGHT TO RESTORE WATER PRESSURE AND SERVICE AGAIN. THEY CONTINUE TO FLUSH THE WATER LINES AND FIRE HYDRANTS. NOW THE RETURN OF THE WATER DOES NOT MEAN IT IS SAFE TO DRINK. Take a look at your map right now on your screen. THE AFFECTED AREAS ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN PINK WITH LIGHT BLUE DOTS. 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IT ALL STEMS FROM A BILL PASSED IN 2017 CALLED THE DRAM SHOP BILL. BILL REQUIRES BUSINESSES THAT SERVE ALCOHOL TO HAVE A MILLION-DOLLAR LIABILITY POLICY, WHICH RESULTS IN AN INCREASE IN INSURANCE PREMIUMS. LEGISLATORS AND BAR OWNERS HAVE TOGETHER WITH THE NEW SOUTH CAROLINA BARS AND TAVERNS ASSOCIATION TO CALL ON COLUMBIA TO PASS THE SC JUSTICE ACT. IF PASSED, THE BILL ALLOWS A COURT TO REVIEW THE PERCENTAGE OF FAULT. LET'S FIND A REASONABLE SOLUTION WHERE IT'S NOT 100% ON THE BAR AND TAVERN OWNERS, LEGISLATORS WILL BE BACK FOR THIS SPECIAL SESSION ON JUNE 5TH. Okay, hello everyone. 651 Lake Hartwell is absolutely beautiful. PARTLY CLOUDY SKY. It's a little chilly there, but look at those waters. IT'S NICE AND QUIET. If you go fishing today, maybe you go this weekend and it will be fun. 49 DEGREES IN PICKENS. IT'S COLD. 56 IN CLEMSON AND 51 DEGREES RIGHT NOW IN HARTWELL. I'm probably going to want this jacket when I go out. 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North Carolina woman convicted of reselling guns to people who are prohibited from buying them, officials say

Updated: 4:45 p.m. EDT May 30, 2024

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Dena King announced Thursday the sentencing of a Charlotte woman who was convicted of trafficking firearms without a license. (Video above: WYFF News 4 Morning Headlines 5.30) According to court records, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents discovered that between February 2020 and August 2021, Kayrin English, 21, had applied for 36 permits to purchase firearms. In September 2021, the English also requested seven permits to purchase firearms. ATF agents approached English when she went to collect the seven licenses to conduct a consensual interview. During the interview, English told agents that she would obtain the permits and use them to purchase firearms, which she would then resell for a profit to people who could not purchase their own firearms .More: Deputy, wife killed in traffic crash, sheriff's office says. Court records show English admitted to the ATF that, since January 2021, she had illegally sold 15 to 20 firearms. English also said that most of these illegal transactions were local. However, she traveled to New Jersey to sell several guns she purchased in Charlotte. English pleaded guilty to trafficking in firearms without a license on October 31, 2023. English is currently free on bond and will be ordered to surrender to the federal government. Bureau of Prisons after federal facility designation.More news: South Carolina DNR provides update on efforts to find missing woman in upstate. English was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison followed by one year of supervised release, King said.

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina —

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Dena King announced Thursday the sentencing of a Charlotte woman who was convicted of trafficking firearms without a license.

(Video above: WYFF News 4 Morning Headlines 5.30)

According to court records, agents with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives discovered that between February 2020 and August 2021, Kayrin English, 21, applied for 36 permits to purchase 'fire arms. In September 2021, the English also requested seven permits to purchase firearms. ATF agents approached English when she went to collect the seven licenses to conduct a consensual interview. During the interview, English told agents that she would obtain the permits and use them to purchase firearms, which she would then resell for a profit to people who could not purchase their own firearms .

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Court records show English admitted to the ATF that, since January 2021, she had illegally sold 15 to 20 firearms. English also said that most of these illegal transactions were local. However, she traveled to New Jersey to sell several firearms she had purchased in Charlotte.

English pleaded guilty to trafficking in firearms without a license on October 31, 2023. English is currently free on bond and will be ordered to surrender to the Federal Bureau of Prisons following designation of a federal facility.

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English was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison followed by one year of supervised release, King said.