A Guilford County man was sentenced today for the illegal possession and trafficking of firearms after a months-long investigation into the sale of 20 firearms in Greensboro, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston of the Middle District of North Carolina.
Marcus Devon Dalton, 30, was sentenced today after pleading guilty to illegal possession and trafficking firearms in May 2024.
According to court records, in April 2022, a confidential informant contacted an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) regarding an illegal firearms dealer who was supplying both firearms and machinegun conversion devices in Greensboro.
The ATF agent coordinated multiple controlled purchases with the CI wherein Dalton illegally sold 20 firearms, including AR-15s, from May 2022 to September 2023. At the time of these events, Dalton was also a previously convicted felon and was therefore barred from possessing firearms.
Dalton was sentenced to a 121-month term of imprisonment by the Honorable William L. Osteen, United States District Judge in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
At the conclusion of his active term of imprisonment, Dalton will be subject to supervised release for three years.
