Ridley Park man faces jail for illegally possessing gun in Pottstown


by Main Line Media News

Main Line Media News— A Delaware County man will head to jail in May after he admitted to illegally possessing a firearm in Pottstown, a crime uncovered when investigators reviewed photographs and videos on the man’s cellphone.

WRIC—Richmond man sentenced to 2 years for illegal firearm possession after showing gun on Instagram story. According to court documents, at around 10 p.m. on Aug. 3, 2023, Richmond Police Department officers saw an Instagram story posted by 25-year-old Walter Lavelle Allen at around 8 p.m. that evening in which he displayed a firearm.

WDTN—Washington Township man sentenced for machine gun possession. WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WDTN) -- A Washington Township man will be spending the next several years behind bars. The DOJ's Southern District of Ohio says Alex Jaques, 23, was sentenced Wednesday to serve six years in prison. Jaques' sentence results from possessing a machine gun. According to the DOJ, Jaques used "multiple firearms" to fire []

Main Line Media News—Philadelphia man admits to illegally carrying gun in Abington. A Philadelphia man admitted to illegally carrying a firearm in Abington Township, a crime uncovered when the man was stopped by township police for an alleged traffic violation.