October 12, 2023 (Owensboro, KY) – A federal grand jury in Bowling Green indicted a Greenville man on Wednesday, charging him with firearms trafficking and dealing in firearms without a license.
According to the indictment, from June 1 to September 14 in Muhlenberg County, David Smith, 57, engaged in firearms trafficking when he transferred or otherwise disposed of 13 handguns to a person whose possession of the firearms Smith knew, or had reasonable cause to know, would constitute a felony.
Smith is also charged with dealing in firearms without a license when during that same time period, Smith willfully engaged in the business of dealing in firearms when he did not have a license to do so.
Smith will make his initial court appearance on October 26, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. If convicted, Smith faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. There is no parole in the federal system.
The ATF Bowling Green Field Office is investigating the case.