Man Sentenced For Gun Trafficking On the Eastern Shore

The Associated Press
TRENTON, N.J.

A man who led a network that smuggled guns from the Eastern Shore of Virginia to the New Jersey capital has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Trayle Beasley, 30, of Trenton pleaded guilty in April to being a leader of a firearms trafficking network. He was sentenced Tuesday.

Beasley admitted he arranged to smuggle approximately 50 guns into New Jersey. The state Attorney General's Office said he resold them to drug dealers and gang members.

Prosecutors said guns linked to Beasley have been used in at least two homicides in Trenton, including the shooting death of a 13-year-old girl at a block party in June 2009.

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NJ Man Pleads Guilty To Gun Trafficking From The Eastern Shore

Beasley is one of five arrested in June 2010 for smuggling guns from the Eastern Shore.  Three of the five men were from the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

TRENTON, N.J. (Associated Press)

A New Jersey man has admitted leading a network that smuggled guns from the Eastern Shore of Virginia to Trenton and sold them to gang members and drug dealers.

Trayle Beasley, 30, of Trenton pleaded guilty Monday in state Superior Court to being a leader of a firearms trafficking network. The state Attorney General's Office will recommend a 12- to 14-year prison term at sentencing on May 31.

Authorities say guns linked to Beasley have been used in at least two homicides in Trenton, including the shooting death of a 13-year-old girl at a block party in June 2009.

Criminal Justice Director Stephen Taylor said Monday that 75 percent of crime guns in New Jersey come from out of state. Virginia is the second biggest source, behind Pennsylvania.

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