A United States Attorney has announced Kyle McLemore of Philadelphia has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling illegal firearms from South Carolina to people in Philadelphia.
McLemore was one of seven individuals convicted for participating in a scheme to straw purchase nearly 60 firearms from South Carolina gun stores, traffic them through the “Iron Pipeline,” and resell them in Philadelphia between November 2020 and February 2021, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
According to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, McLemore worked with Philadelphia resident Terrance Darby and Ontavious Plumer, who directed operations and coordinated purchases from a South Carolina prison.
Prosecutors say McLemore began trafficking firearms with Darby shortly after being released on parole, following 21 years in prison for a 1999 murder outside the University of Pennsylvania’s Palestra arena.