AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Three people from Richmond County has been sentenced to prison for selling or possessing a firearm illegally. According to officials, Collins was found to be in possession of a Ruger 10/22, .22 caliber rifle along with multiple rounds of ammunition in May 2025 during a traffic stop by Georgia State Patrol in Richmond County. Myers and Young were engaged in the business of the sale of firearms in Burke County without required federal licensing during an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from June 2021 to March 2023, according to officials. The sentences imposed in U.S. District Court were announced by Margaret E. “Meg” Heap, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. “The illegal possession or sale of firearms poses a significant risk to the public and will not be tolerated,” said Heap. “Working together, our law enforcement partners and the ATF have effectively disrupted the illegal flow of firearms in our community.” The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Georgia State Patrol and local law enforcement agencies assisted in the investigation of these cases. These cases were prosecuted for the United States by Southern District of Georgia Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kelsey L. Scanlon, Joshua Kyle Davis, Henry W. Syms Jr., Tara M. Lyons, and Jennifer J. Kirkland. Copyright 2026 WRDW/WAGT. All rights reserved.
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