Jury acquits Columbiana man on gun-silencer charge

[livingston]

Jury acquits Columbiana man on gun-silencer charge
CLEVELAND — A jury in federal court acquitted a Columbiana County man of a gun-silencer possession charge today after nearly an hour of deliberation at the end of a two-day trial.Brent See, 40, was facing up to 10 years in prison had he been convicted, said Atty. David Betras, who defended See.The trial was before U.S. District Court Judge Donald C. Nugent.See’s defense was he possessed muzzle breaks that reduce gun recoil, not silencers that muffle the sound of gunfire, Betras said.A U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives expert testified that only a tube had to be placed over the devices to create silencers, but a defense expert witness contradicted that, Betras said. - See more at: Vindy.com - Jury acquits Columbiana man on gun-silencer charge

 

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Columbiana Man Faces Federal Firearms Charges

A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment charging Brent See, age 37, of Columbiana, Ohio, with possession of unregistered firearms and being in the business of manufacturing firearms, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.

Count 1 of the indictment charges that on or about July, 2013 through January, 2014, See was engaged in the business of manufacturing and dealing in silencer firearms, without a license.

Counts 2 through 4 of the indictment charge that See was in possession of a silencer, not registered to him, on or about September 3 and December 13, 2013, and January 10, 2014.
Columbiana Man Faces Federal Firearms Charges

 

[livingston]

Constructive possession tossed by jury
A jury acquitted a man on a possession of a silencer charge. It looks like he had one of the MPX style brakes:

Sees defense was he possessed muzzle breaks (sic) that reduce gun recoil, not silencers that muffle the sound of gunfire, Betras said.

A U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives expert testified that only a tube had to be placed over the devices to create silencers, but a defense expert witness contradicted that, Betras said.
Constructive possession tossed by jury