United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that a Federal Grand Jury in Greenville, South Carolina, returned Indictments against the following:
Fountain Inn Man Indicted on Federal Gun Charge. David Jerome Butler, age 42, of Fountain Inn, South Carolina, was charged in a one-count indictment with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(1). The maximum penalty Butler could face is a fine of $250,000.00 and/or imprisonment of 10 years. This case was investigated by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and is being prosecuted by First Assistant United States Attorney Lance Crick of the Greenville office.
Greenville County Man Indicted on Federal Gun and Drug Charges. Travis Sanchez Hunt, age 32, of Greenville County, South Carolina, was charged in a three-count indictment with one count of possession of firearms by a prohibited person, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(1); possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base (crack), a violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1); and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A). The maximum penalty Hunt could face is a fine of $1,500,000.00 and/or imprisonment of 450 years. The case was investigated by the Greenville Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and is being prosecuted by First Assistant United States Attorney Lance Crick of the Greenville office.
The United States Attorney stated that all charges in these indictments are merely accusations and that all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. ##
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
