A high school teacher left his dog in a hot car for an hour and a half while he made illegal straw purchases of guns, which he turned over to an illegal immigrant who then spread them around, including two weapons that were later used in shootings.
Federal agents kept an eye on the whole scene, and moved in for the bust, arresting both the gun buyer and the illegal immigrant — though the dog perished, federal authorities said Tuesday as they announced multi-year sentences for the two culprits.
Samuels had to rely on Cannon, 34, for the purchases because neither illegal immigrants nor felons are generally allowed to purchase or possess firearms. Indeed, when authorities first charged him in 2022 with being part of the gun dealing operation, they charged him under his assumed name of Justin Sheffield.All told, authorities tracked 44 handguns they say Cannon bought for Samuels, though Samuels said in court filings that not all of them were turned over to him.
Cannon was sentenced last month, receiving a 50-month sentence for one conviction of conspiracy to make false statements to a firearms dealer. Samuels’ uncle, meanwhile, asked the judge to reduce his sentence to community service, saying he would be a good candidate to work with boys.“Mr. Samuels is ashamed of his conduct and is not interested in participating in other unlawful behavior,” the lawyer said.
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