Mark Ryals, 35, of Baltimore, was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for unlicensed dealing in firearms, US Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland Maryland Erek L. Barron said in a joint release.
The investigation began in early July 2021, when authorities learned that Ryals was illegally selling firearms from his Baltimore home.
He was asked the same month by an undercover law enforcement to sell him firearms and subsequently agreed, leading to the sale of two privately manufactured 9mm pistols and a .17 caliber firearm silencer to the undercover officer for $2,250 on July 15, 2021.
Ryals did not have a license to deal or sell firearms and knew that he was banned from owning them due to a final protective order that was served on him on June 30, 2021, Barron said.
Court documents say Barron sold firearms to undercover officers six separate times, resulting in the purchase of 21 additional firearms.
A search warrant executed at Ryals’ home turned up: