Press Release
Carmel Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Indiana
FORT WAYNE –Gregory L. Thorpe, Jr., 28 years old, of Carmel, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to making a materially false and fictitious statement during the acquisition of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Thorpe was sentenced to 84 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release.
According to documents in the case, in the summer of 2021, Thorpe purchased a handgun from a licensed firearms dealer and also attempted to make other firearm purchases while providing false information regarding his address of residency during the purchases. Thereafter during a traffic stop in Hendricks County in May 2022, one of the firearms Thorpe purchased was recovered from the trunk of his vehicle along with 2.9 kilograms of fentanyl pills.
This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with assistance from the Hendricks County Sheriff Department and the Plainfield Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Stacey R. Speith.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.
Updated December 19, 2024
Topics
Project Safe Neighborhoods
Firearms Offenses