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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF RIDGEWAY
CRIMINAL INFORMATION
IN THE NAME AND UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF RIDGEWAY:
The Ridgeway Department of Justice, by and through undersigned counsel, having been duly authorized to
do so pursuant to state law, hereby charges defendant(s) in the above-entitled action with the following
counts:
COUNTS ONE THROUGH SEVENTY SEVEN: UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF
GOVERNMENT-ISSUED EQUIPMENT (R.C.C. §2.23)
OFFENSE TYPE: FELONY
ALLEGED CONDUCT: On or about the 14th of May, 2026, whilst located inside of Ridgeway County,
Defendant velatial unlawfully possessed government-issued equipment inside a civilian inventory, without
being authorized by state law or department policy to do so, to wit: upon execution of a search warrant
issued by Magistrate Judge AdamStratton by deputies of the Ridgeway County Sheriff’s Office (“RCSO”),
deputies seized within defendant’s civilian vehicles seventy-seven (77) Stetson “M2-M” military-issued
automatic assault rifles. Out of the seventy-seven rifles confiscated by RCSO deputies, thirty-one (31)
rifles were located inside of one Grey Gridlock (license plate GEI484), in addition to thirty-one (31) rifles
inside of a second Grey Gridlock (license plate XRD976), five (5) rifles inside of a third Grey Gridlock
(license plate ZMG527), seven (7) rifles inside a Grey Actila Sport (license plate VPV309), one (1) rifle
inside a second Grey Actila Sport (license plate KEV884), one (1) rifle inside a Pink Actila (license plate
EMW657), and one (1) rifle inside a Blue Tremor Cobral (license plate WBY479). The defendant was not
an active member of the Ridgeway National Guard (“RNG”), did not have an Advanced Firearms License
(“AFL”) under section 5 of the Comprehensive Firearms Act (S6-21), nor otherwise authorized to possess
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the aforementioned firearms under state law or department policy, contrary to §2.23 of the Ridgeway
Criminal Code.
COUNTS SEVENTY EIGHT THROUGH ONE HUNDRED: UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A
FIREARM (R.C.C. §2.26)
OFFENSE TYPE: MISDEMEANOR
ALLEGED CONDUCT: On or about the 14th of May, 2026, whilst located inside of Ridgeway County,
Defendant velatial unlawfully possessed firearms without being in possession of a valid Ridgeway
Firearms License, to wit: during the same encounter as described in counts one through seventy-seven,
RCSO deputies seized within defendant’s civilian vehicles twenty-three (23) Stetson “M2-A” automatic
assault rifles. All twenty-three rifles confiscated by RCSO deputies were located inside a single Grey
Gridlock (license plate ZMG527). The defendant did not own an Advanced Firearms License (“AFL”), the
required firearms license to have in one’s possession or immediate inventory firearms capable of fully
automatic fire under section 5 of the Comprehensive Firearms Act (S6-21), contrary to §2.26 of the
Ridgeway Criminal Code.
COUNT ONE HUNDRED ONE: UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM (R.C.C. §2.26)
OFFENSE TYPE: MISDEMEANOR
ALLEGED CONDUCT: On or about the 14th of May, 2026, whilst located inside of Ridgeway County,
Defendant velatial unlawfully possessed firearms without being in possession of a valid Ridgeway
Firearms License, to wit: during the same encounter as described in counts one through one hundred,
RCSO deputies seized within defendant’s civilian vehicles one (1) Stetson “Cardiac-5” automatic
submachine gun. The submachine gun seized by RSCO deputies was located inside a single Grey Actila
Sport (license plate JTB221). The defendant did not own an Advanced Firearms License (“AFL”), the
required firearms license to have in one’s possession or immediate inventory a firearm capable of fully
automatic fire under section 5 of the Comprehensive Firearms Act (S6-21), contrary to §2.26 of the
Ridgeway Criminal Code.
COUNTS ONE HUNDRED TWO THROUGH ONE HUNDRED FIVE: UNLAWFUL POSSESSION
OF A FIREARM WITH INTENT TO SELL (R.C.C. §2.27)
OFFENSE TYPE: FELONY
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ALLEGED CONDUCT: On or about the 14th of May, 2026, whilst located inside of Ridgeway County, on
three occasions, Defendant velatial unlawfully possessed at least ten (10) or more firearms which were
unlawful for the defendant to possess, to wit: during the same encounter as described in counts one through
one hundred one, RCSO deputies located within three of defendant’s civilian vehicles a cache containing
ten or more firearms, namely: thirty-one (31) Stetson “M2-M” rifles located inside of one Grey Gridlock
(license plate GEI484), thirty-one (31) Stetson “M2-M” rifles inside of a second Grey Gridlock (license
plate XRD976), and twenty-three (23) Stetson “M2-A” automatic assault rifles inside a third Grey Gridlock
(license plate ZMG527). The defendant was not an active member of the Ridgeway National Guard
(“RNG”), did not have an Advanced Firearms License (“AFL”) under section 5 of the Comprehensive
Firearms Act (S6-21), nor otherwise authorized to possess the amount of stockpiled firearms under state
law or department policy, contrary to §2.27 of the Ridgeway Criminal Code.
COUNTS ONE HUNDRED SIX THROUGH ONE HUNDRED SEVEN: UNLAWFUL STOCKPILE
OF GOVERNMENT-ISSUED EQUIPMENT (R.C.C. §2.24)
OFFENSE TYPE: FELONY
ALLEGED CONDUCT: On or about the 14th of May, 2026, whilst located inside of Ridgeway County,
Defendant velatial unlawfully possessed at least ten (10) or more pieces of government-issued equipment
inside a civilian inventory, without being authorized by state law or department policy to do so, to wit:
during the same encounter as described in counts one through one hundred five, RCSO deputies located
within two of defendant’s civilian vehicles a cache containing ten or more government-issued firearms,
namely: thirty-one (31) Stetson “M2-M” rifles located inside of one Grey Gridlock (license plate GEI484),
and thirty-one (31) Stetson “M2-M” rifles inside of a second Grey Gridlock (license plate XRD976). The
defendant was not an active member of the Ridgeway National Guard (“RNG”), did not have an Advanced
Firearms License (“AFL”) under section 5 of the Comprehensive Firearms Act (S6-21), nor otherwise
authorized to possess the amount of stockpiled firearms under state law or department policy, contrary to
§2.24 of the Ridgeway Criminal Code.
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AGAINST THE PEACE AND DIGNITY OF THE STATE OF RIDGEWAY
Respectfully submitted,
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