A Cincinnati man has entered a guilty plea to charges related to gun trafficking, including attempting to sell a machine gun and possession of a firearm in a school zone, as reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio. The man, 19-year-old Antonio White, faced charges stemming from three distinct gun crimes, culminating in his admittance of guilt in U.S. District Court.
Information disclosed by the Prosecutor's Office detailed that White sold undercover agents a total of 11 firearms over a span, which included a "ghost gun," essentially an untraceable firearm lacking a serial number and a machine gun conversion device, among other items – the sale took place in April 2024, the said ghost gun was equipped with a "switch," a device capable of morphing a regular pistol into a machine gun. White believed that the weapons were to be trafficked outside of Ohio to obliterate their serial numbers before being passed on to gang affiliates.
Disturbingly, White was also caught exiting Dohn Community High School with a pistol in his possession. According to U.S. Attorney's Office court documents, this act occurred within the same month of April this year. The subsequent arrest in May now has White facing the prospect of up to 15 years imprisonment, with an additional possibility of an extra five years to be served consecutively.
Officials involved in the case, including United States Attorney Kenneth L. Parker, ATF Special Agent in Charge Daryl S. McCormick, and Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa A. Theetge, confirmed White's guilty plea before Senior U.S. District Judge Micheal R. Barrett; Assistant United States Attorneys Ryan A. Keefe and Timothy D. Oakley represented the United States in the courtroom. Sentencing is yet to be decided, with the court expected to consider various statutory factors and advisory sentencing guidelines during future hearings, the Emily Maxwell/University Communications.
