WASHINGTON — Two Richmond residents and one Maryland man have been indicted on federal charges for conspiring to traffic firearms purchased from licensed dealers in Virginia to individuals prohibited from owning guns, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
Moniqua Jefferson, 31, and Valentino Hall, 28, both of Richmond, along with Derrick Boyd Jr., 32, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, were arrested at their homes and made their initial court appearances in the District of Columbia. Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh ordered the defendants held pending a detention hearing scheduled for Thursday.
The indictment, unsealed in the District of Columbia, alleges that from September 2022 through September 2024, Jefferson and Hall purchased over 22 firearms from licensed retailers in the Richmond area. The pair then allegedly transferred those weapons to individuals barred from legally owning guns, including minors and convicted offenders, sometimes for cash…