Woman Accused Of Buying Guns Used In Police Shooting
November 14, 2020 at 1:05 a.m.
By David [email protected]
U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II for the Northern District of Indiana announced on Friday that Heather Bentley, 35, of Warsaw, purchased three firearms on Nov. 4. When she purchased the firearms, she certified that she was the actual buyer of the firearms. However, documents in the case allege that other individuals had given her over $1,500 to purchase the firearms.
Bentley indicated during a later interview that two individuals who she knew to be felons had asked her to buy guns because they were fleeing from the police, according to a news release from Kirsch’s office. Bentley allegedly provided all three firearms to those individuals. Two days later, on Nov. 6, two police officers in Delafield, Wis., responded to a call for service. Those officers encountered these same two individuals, one of whom shot both of the police officers. Both individuals were arrested in Wisconsin.
“The charges in this case allege the defendant made a straw purchase, which is when a person acquires a firearm from a federal firearms licensee for someone else, who is either ineligible to purchase the firearm or wishes to conceal their identity,” Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Kristen de Tineo of the Chicago Field Division is quoted as saying in the news release. “ATF will continue to investigate these serious violations, which put not only the community at risk, but, as illustrated in this complaint, law enforcement as well.”
The case is being investigated by the Bureau of ATFE with the assistance of the Delafield, Wis., Police Department. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Molly Donnelly.
U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II for the Northern District of Indiana announced on Friday that Heather Bentley, 35, of Warsaw, purchased three firearms on Nov. 4. When she purchased the firearms, she certified that she was the actual buyer of the firearms. However, documents in the case allege that other individuals had given her over $1,500 to purchase the firearms.
Bentley indicated during a later interview that two individuals who she knew to be felons had asked her to buy guns because they were fleeing from the police, according to a news release from Kirsch’s office. Bentley allegedly provided all three firearms to those individuals. Two days later, on Nov. 6, two police officers in Delafield, Wis., responded to a call for service. Those officers encountered these same two individuals, one of whom shot both of the police officers. Both individuals were arrested in Wisconsin.
“The charges in this case allege the defendant made a straw purchase, which is when a person acquires a firearm from a federal firearms licensee for someone else, who is either ineligible to purchase the firearm or wishes to conceal their identity,” Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Kristen de Tineo of the Chicago Field Division is quoted as saying in the news release. “ATF will continue to investigate these serious violations, which put not only the community at risk, but, as illustrated in this complaint, law enforcement as well.”
The case is being investigated by the Bureau of ATFE with the assistance of the Delafield, Wis., Police Department. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Molly Donnelly.
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