NORRISTOWN — A Philadelphia man was sent to prison for participating in a gun trafficking organization that dealt in 3D-printed ghost guns and was led by three men linked to a deadly Lower Merion home invasion burglary.
Jonathan Rodriguez, 27, of the 1800 block of East Schiller Street, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 1½ to 5 years in a state correctional facility after he pleaded guilty to charges of corrupt organizations, illegal transfer of firearms, dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities, criminal use of a communication facility and conspiracy in connection with incidents that occurred between June 2024 and January 2025.
With the charges, prosecutors alleged Rodriguez was part of a criminal organization, the purpose of which was to put guns in the hands of people who could not legally possess them. Specifically, Rodriguez was accused of illegal transfers involving three guns that he received from Charles Edward Fulforth, a key player in the gun trafficking organization, and then transferred them to others…