3 Army soldiers, 9 others accused in gun trafficking ring

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3 Army soldiers, 9 others accused in gun trafficking ring
By Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press
Apr 3, 11:43 AM
FILE - In this May 14, 2013, photo, the Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington is photographed early in the morning. (J. David Ake/AP, File)

Twelve people, including three U.S. Army soldiers, are accused in a large-scale gun trafficking ring that prosecutors allege supplied nearly 100 guns to gang members in Chicago and led to at least two killings, the Justice Department said Friday.

The soldiers — Demarcus Adams, 21; Jarius Brunson, 22; and Brandon Miller, 22 — were enlisted in the Army and stationed at Fort Campbell in Kentucky, where they would legally purchase guns from local dealers in Tennessee and Kentucky, prosecutors charged. The soldiers are accused of selling them to members of the Gangster Disciples street gang in the Pocket Town neighborhood on Chicago’s south side, according to the 21-count indictment.

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