{"id":474079,"date":"2022-07-15T00:07:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T21:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-suspect-in-blixky-gang-gun-running-scheme-pleads-guilty\/"},"modified":"2022-07-15T00:07:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T21:07:55","slug":"nyc-suspect-in-blixky-gang-gun-running-scheme-pleads-guilty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-suspect-in-blixky-gang-gun-running-scheme-pleads-guilty\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC suspect in &#8216;Blixky gang&#8217; gun-running scheme pleads guilty"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d56830fe8a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d56830fe8a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-suspect-in-blixky-gang-gun-running-scheme-pleads-guilty\/#%E2%80%9CNYC_suspect_in_%E2%80%98Blixky_gang_gun-running_scheme_pleads_guilty%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NYC suspect in &#8216;Blixky gang&#8217; gun-running scheme pleads guilty&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNYC_suspect_in_%E2%80%98Blixky_gang_gun-running_scheme_pleads_guilty%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NYC suspect in &#8216;Blixky gang&#8217; gun-running scheme pleads guilty&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A gun runner charged alongside members of Brooklyn-based gang who allegedly flaunted illegal firearms in rap videos pleaded guilty Thursday to two federal crimes for his role in the trafficking scheme.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Antonio \u201cStorm\u201d Eaddy, 25, described his hand in the scheme to move guns between Atlanta, Georgia and New York City during a hearing in Manhattan federal court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom August 2020 to April 2021, I planned with others to transport guns between Atlanta and New York,\u201d he told Judge Sidney Stein.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did not have a license to sell. I set up the sale by text messages. I texted others to find out if they wanted to purchase guns,\u201d Eaddy, wearing a blue jail uniform and cast on one of his legs, said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He copped to one count of conspiracy to engage in gun trafficking and another count for aiding an armed carjacking.<\/p>\n<p>As part of his role in the gun-running plot, Eaddy set up the sale of two guns in March 2021 to two co-conspirators, Argam Tah and Christopher Machado, according to the indictment against him. The weapons were then shipped from Georgia to New York, the feds said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/guilty-plea-arms-trafficking-02.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"Hand giving middle finger next to a gun\" class=\"wp-image-23057949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/guilty-plea-arms-trafficking-02.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/guilty-plea-arms-trafficking-02.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/guilty-plea-arms-trafficking-02.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Antonio \u201cStorm\u201d Eaddy pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to engage in gun trafficking and another count for aiding an armed carjacking.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prosecutors obtained text messages that showed Eaddy and his co-conspirators had access to extended magazines, which they could sell for an increased profit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some of the firearms trafficked by the crew were flashed in music videos by members of the Brooklyn-based \u201cBlixky gang.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One video for a song called, \u201cWord to Folk,\u201d showed a gang member removing the magazines from handguns to show that they were loaded, according to the indictment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/guilty-plea-arms-trafficking-01.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"Music video of person holding gun\" class=\"wp-image-23057946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/guilty-plea-arms-trafficking-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/guilty-plea-arms-trafficking-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/guilty-plea-arms-trafficking-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The scheme involved moving guns between Atlanta, Georgia and New York City.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">YouTube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eaddy also pleaded guilty to aiding an armed carjacking at a gas station in Atlanta that was caught on camera.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI drove the people there to commit the car jacking so they could take the car. To be honest, they wanted the car, so I helped. It was a stupid decision,\u201d Eaddy told the judge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Eaddy faces up to 20 years in prison and $500,000 in fines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Adittional reporting by Ben Feuerherd<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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