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North Texas Men Guilty of Federal Firearms Violations

Posted/updated on: September 12, 2013 at 5:23 pm
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Federal Courthouse-ATYLER — Two North Texas men have appeared in Tyler federal court to plead guilty to firearms violations. Colten David Barrow, 22, of Quinlan, and Craig Marcus Cooper, 42, of Farmersville, each pleaded guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love. Barrow pleaded guilty to attempting to sell a machinegun and Cooper pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a machinegun. Barrow and Cooper each face up to 10 years in federal prison at sentencing. A sentencing date has not been set. A third defendant is awaiting trial.

Federal prosecutors say on January 31, 2012, Barrow and Cooper traveled together to Duke’s Truck Stop on Highway 64 in Van Zandt County, to meet an individual interested in buying the machinegun. The defendants intended to sell the firearm to the individual for $10,000. However, the buyer was actually an undercover federal agent. The defendants were arrested at the scene and the 9 mm, fully automatic machine gun with an attached silencer was seized. Further investigation revealed Cooper was a felon having been previously convicted of felony criminal mischief in Collin County in 2011. Federal law prohibits convicted felons from owning or possessing firearms or ammunition.



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