PLG Gun Trafficker Off The Streets
Marcus Gamble, 24, of Charlotte, North Carolina has pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal sale of a firearm in connection with trafficking 33 firearms from his home state into Brooklyn, Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced today.
Last December, Gamble sold a combined 25 loaded firearms to an undercover police officer on two occasions and for a total of about $27,000. The sales took place inside a car near Flatbush Avenue and Maple Street in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn.
Gamble was arrested waiting for his third sale to begin, on December 20, 2016, inside a Golden Krust restaurant located at 568 Flatbush Avenue in PLG. Eight guns and parts of an assault rifle were recovered from his backpack, according to the indictment.
The defendant grew up in New York City and has extensive family ties to Brooklyn, investigation found, but has been living in North Carolina for the past couple of years. The 33 guns the defendant transported to Brooklyn were mostly pistols and revolvers, including Smith & Wessons, Colts and Rugers. Some of the weapons were purchased legally in North Carolina and others were reported stolen, according to investigators.
Gamble pleaded guilty today before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Foley to the top count in the indictment, first-degree criminal sale of a firearm, in exchange for 10 years in prison and five years’ post-release supervision when he is sentenced on June 26, 2017.
