Cincinnati man pleads guilty to selling machinegun, possessing firearm within 1,000 feet of local high school

CINCINNATI - Antonio White, 19, of Cincinnati, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to three separate gun crimes.

White pleaded guilty to attempted firearm trafficking, illegal possession of a machine gun and possession of a firearm in a school zone.

According to court documents, throughout the course of the investigation, White sold 11 firearms, one machine gun conversion device, a bulletproof vest, two extended pistol magazines and a 50-round drum.

For example, in April 2024, White sold undercover agents a pistol with a "switch" machine gun conversion device. The firearm was an untraceable "ghost gun" that had no serial number.

White believed the firearms were being trafficked out-of-state to have their serial numbers obliterated and sold to gang members.

White also exited Dohn Community High School on 4^th Street in Cincinnati while possessing a pistol in April 2024.

White was arrested in May 2024.

He faces up to 15 years in prison and up to five years consecutive to that. Congress sets maximum statutory sentences, and sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the Court based on the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors at a future hearing.

Kenneth L. Parker, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio; Daryl S. McCormick, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF); and Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa A. Theetge announced the guilty plea entered today before Senior U.S. District Judge Micheal R. Barrett. Assistant United States Attorneys Ryan A. Keefe and Timothy D. Oakley are representing the United States in this case.

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