A Boston man received a federal court sentence for illegally transporting dozens of firearms from Alabama to Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts Department of Justice reported that 26-year-old Jahquel Pringle was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 42 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In February 2024, Pringle pleaded guilty to charges including one count of conspiracy to illegally transport firearms, two counts of illegal transportation or receipt of firearms in his state of residency purchased or acquired outside the state, and two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Pringle was indicted by a federal grand jury in July 2022 along with co-defendants Brandon Moore, Jarmori Brown, and Kobe Smith.
Pringle, Brown, Moore, and Smith conspired to obtain at least 24 firearms from Alabama, where Moore resided, and transported them to Boston. In two separate trips in July and August 2020, Pringle traveled from Boston to Alabama by commercial bus to pick up the firearms from Moore and transported them back to Boston, concealed within luggage, by bus. At least seven of these firearms have been recovered from the streets of Boston and surrounding communities. Pringle was captured on video firing one of the firearms in Alabama. Due to a prior felony conviction, Pringle is prohibited from possessing firearms.
In July 2023, Brown was sentenced to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release after previously pleading guilty to his role in the conspiracy. Moore’s case was transferred to the Middle District of Alabama, where he has since pleaded guilty. Smith pleaded guilty in March 2024 and is scheduled for sentencing on June 12, 2024.
Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and James M. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Boston Field Division, made the announcement. The Major Crimes Unit prosecuted this case.
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