Federal Grand Jury Indictments

United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that a Federal Grand Jury in Columbia, South Carolina, returned an Indictment against the following:

Lancaster Man and Woman Indicted on Federal Firearm Charges.  Brandon Shane Polston, age 32, Austin Lee Ritter, age 23, and Kimberly Denise Cannon, age 39, all of Lancaster, were charged in a 3-count indictment with being felons in possession of firearms, possession of machineguns, and possession of machineguns and a destructive device not registered to them under the National Firearm Act, all in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2, 922(g)(1), 922(o) and Title 26, United States Code, Sections 5841, 5861(d), and 5871. Each of the charges carries a maximum of 10 years’ imprisonment, a fine of $250,000, and a term of supervised release of not more than 3 years. The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the Lancaster Police Department, and the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Stacey D. Haynes of the Columbia office for prosecution.

The United States Attorney stated that all charges in this indictment are merely accusations and that all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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