Former NC trooper sentenced to 3 years in prison for illegally selling guns from his home, patrol car

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A former North Carolina State Trooper was sentenced to 37 months, greater than three years, in jail on Thursday for unlawful firearms dealing, in line with U.S. Legal professional Sandra J. Hairston.

In January of 2021, the FBI found that Timothy Jay Norman, 47, of Browns Summit, was promoting firearms to numerous individuals whereas employed as North Carolina State Freeway Patrol Trooper. One of many those who Norman bought firearms to was a convicted felon.

Through the FBI’s investigation, they found that Norman was utilizing the convicted felon as a “intermediary” within the sale of quite a few firearms.

A few of the firearms bought have been decommissioned NCHSP service weapons, together with:

• Sig Sauer P226 .357 semi-automatic pistols
• Arma Lite AR-15 5.56mm semi-automatic rifles
• Beretta Mannequin 1201FP 12-gauge shotguns

With the FBI’s intel, regulation enforcement businesses performed “three profitable managed buy operations” on Norman’s firearm commerce.

The primary operation was on Might 12, 2021. Legislation enforcement used a confidential human supply to buy a decommissioned Sig Sauer P226 .357 semi-automatic pistol with the NCSHP badge engraved on it in a case with two magazines for $1,600 from Norman.

The second operation was on June 8, 2021. Companies used one other supply to buy a Beretta 12-gauge shotgun and an Arma Lite AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, one journal, one delicate black case and one 50-round drum journal from Norman at his Browns Summit residence for $3,200.

The third and remaining operation was on June 24, 2021. A supply was utilized by businesses to buy one other Sig Sauer P226 .357 semi-automatic pistol from Norman from his patrol automotive at a closed gasoline station for $2,000.

Information from the Federal Firearms License present that Norman bought 36 firearms since January of 2021 and made a major revenue because of his dealings.

On July 7, 2021, a search warrant was executed on Norman’s residence and hundreds of rounds of ammunition alongside over 50 firearms have been seized from the property. Two extra non-NCSHP-issued firearms, together with an AR-15 bought from the Federal Firearms License, have been seized from Norman’s patrol automotive.

On March 10, Norman pleaded responsible to dealing in firearms with out a license. He was handed his 37-month sentence on the U.S District Courtroom for the Center District of North Carolina in Greensboro on Thursday.

Along with the 37-month sentence, Norman can pay a $15,000 effective and be topic to 3 years of supervised launch on the finish of his sentence.

Sandra J. Hairston, U.S. Legal professional for the Center District of North Carolina, made the announcement. Brokers with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and North Carolina State Freeway Patrol-Inner Affairs Division investigated the case. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Legal professional JoAnna G. McFadden.