Wednesday, February 25, 2009

BENNETTSVILLE MAN FACES FEDERAL GUN CHARGES

United States Attorney W. Walter Wilkins announced today that a Federal Grand Jury returned an Indictment against Brian Sentell Brand, age 29, of Bennettsville, South Carolina, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. The allegation stems from Brand’s armed stand-off with police last December on Lawson Street in Bennettsville, during which an individual was shot.

The maximum penalty Brand could receive is life imprisonment.

The case was investigated by the Bennettsville Police Department, Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office, Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Offices and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Assistant United States Attorney Rose Mary Parham of the Florence Office is prosecuting the case as a part of Project Cease Fire, an initiative of the United States Attorneys Office targeting gun crimes.

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