NEWPORT NEWS — A Gloucester man was sentenced Tuesday to four years and nine months in prison for dealing firearms without a license and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced.
According to court documents, on Jan. 16, 2024, Daniel Shaun Smith, 37, brokered a transaction in which another individual delivered a stolen handgun to a buyer in Smith’s presence. At the same time, Smith also delivered a shotgun to the buyer.
On Jan. 18, 2024, during a controlled purchase conducted at Smith’s residence, Smith sold the buyer another shotgun and ammunition. During this transaction, Smith asked if the buyer wanted to use methamphetamine with him, but the buyer declined, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
On Feb. 8, 2024, during another controlled purchase at Smith’s residence, Smith sold the buyer a sawed-off shotgun, a handgun, 1,971 rounds of assorted ammunition, four rifle scopes, a Tactacam scope, and 1.62 grams of methamphetamine, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Another individual present during the transaction provided the buyer 3,000 rounds of ammunition.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives recovered the firearms and ammunition, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Erik S. Siebert, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Anthony A. Spotswood, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Washington Field Division, made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Roderick C. Young. Assistant U.S. Attorney Devon Heath prosecuted the case.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods — a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence and to make neighborhoods safer.
