Two Men Indicted on Federal Firearms Charges

Columbia, South Carolina ------ United States Attorney Beth Drake announced today that Cedric K. Reddick and Jonathan Donnell Thompson, a/k/a “Joe-Nae” were charged in a 4-count indictment with conspiracy to steal firearms, theft of firearms from a licensed federal firearms dealer, possession of a stolen firearm, and felon in possession of a firearm, all in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371, 922(g)(1), 922(j), and 922(u). The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Sumter County Sheriff’s Department, and the Richland County Sheriff’s Department 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 Indictments are merely accusations and that all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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