Jahraun Malachi Brodhurst, 24, of St. Croix, was arraigned Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Judge George Cannon on an indictment charging him with one count of transporting and shipping a firearm with an obliterated serial number and two counts of unlawfully mailing a firearm, U.S. Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced.
Brodhurst was arrested on Dec. 4 in Florida.
According to the superseding indictment, Brodhurst shipped a Smith and Wesson AR-15 lower receiver with an obliterated serial number and mailed a Springfield Armory .40 caliber pistol from Florida to St. Croix on May 26, 2014. Also, Brodhurst mailed a Glock 23 pistol from Florida to St. Croix on July 13, 2013, according to the court.
If convicted of transporting and shipping a firearm with an obliterated serial number, Brodhurst faces a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine. If convicted of unlawfully mailing a firearm, Brodhurst faces a maximum sentence of two years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine on each count.
The indictment is the result of investigative work conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Rami. S. Badawy.
