U.S. Department of Justice
United States Attorney
District of Kansas
www.justice.gov/usao/ks
For Immediate Release

September 22, 2011

Sixty–Seven Defendants Charged as ATF, Wichita Area Gun Task Force Wrap Up Drive To Take Guns From Convicted Felons

Federal and local law enforcement team up for 11–month undercover investigation

WICHITA, KAN. — Sixty–seven defendants have been charged with federal and state crimes as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives wraps up an 11–month operation aimed at taking guns out of the hands of convicted felons, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom announced today. Leaders of ATF, the Wichita Police Department, the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office, the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office and the Wichita Area Gun Task Force joined Grissom for a news conference to announce the indictments.

“This operation was planned for one purpose – to make Wichita safer,â€