The Great Smoky Mountain Journal
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Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:42 PM
26-Year Old Cosby Man Sentenced For Selling Stolen Firearms For Drugs
According to the DA's office, two of Shackleford's accomplices, identified as 26-year-old James Summers and 32-year-old Tiffany Gentry, both of Newport, Tennessee, were indicted in October 2016 and charged with possession of stolen firearms. Summers was also charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, and Gentry was charged with lying to the government. The DA's office said Summers previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced in November 2017 to serve 84 months in federal prison. Gentry pleaded guilty and was sentenced to probation.
According to Shackleford's plea agreement, Shackleford and Summers burglarized a residence in Newport in February 2016 and stole, among other things, seven firearms. One of those firearms had a high-capacity magazine that was capable of holding 30 rounds of ammunition.
The DA's office said Summers and Gentry loaded the firearms into a vehicle that Gentry owned. The weapons were driven back to the motel where they were all staying, and Summers and Gentry made an agreement to sell the weapons to one of Gentry's relatives. They were going to use the proceeds to purchase illegal narcotics, the DA's office said.