Five men held for trial, accused of gun trafficking in Montgomery County

NORRISTOWN — Three men accused of roles in a deadly home invasion burglary in Lower Merion Township were held for trial on additional charges that they participated in a gun trafficking organization that dealt in 3D-printed ghost guns, suppressors and machine gun conversion devices.

Charles Edward Fulforth, 41, of the 1600 block The Fairway, in the Jenkintown section of Abington Township, Kelvin Roberts, 42, of the 7200 block of North 21st Street, Philadelphia, and Jeremy Fuentes, 26, of the 7200 block of North 18th Street, Philadelphia, each was ordered stand trial, after a preliminary hearing before District Court Judge Juanita A. Price, on charges of corrupt organizations, illegal sale or transfer of firearms and dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities in connection with their lead roles in the gun trafficking organization.

Fulforth, Roberts and Fuentes were already awaiting trial on homicide-related charges in connection with their alleged roles in the Dec. 8, 2024, fatal home invasion at a residence in the unit block of Meredith Road in Lower Merion.

The homeowner, Bernadette Gaudio, 61, suffered gunshot wounds and survived the attack. Gaudio’s son, Andrew, 25, was fatally shot during the 2:20 a.m. home invasion allegedly carried out by Roberts and Fulforth…

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