North Augusta man pleads guilty in machine gun mail fraud
Ernest Wrenn owner of Poor Man's Gun and Pawn Shop in North Augusta pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of mail fraud involving illegal machine guns and one count of making a false statement to a federal agent. The case covers illegal Maxim machine gun parts, false representations of weapon legality, and a 2002-2004 fraud scheme. Evidence included two assembled Maxim guns found at the shop and a later search confirming defrauded customers. Potential penalties reach 250000 dollars and 20 years per count.
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Ernest Wrenn
Poor Man
Atomic Road
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
Columbia
U.S. District Attorney of
South Carolina
Jonathan S. Gasser
Baldwin
Bureau of Alcohol, ‘Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Maxim
ATE
Gasser
ATR
Wrenn
Aiken
Paul Timothy Toole
Cubs Hamlet Cour
Augusta
Gunter Litzbarski
Basswood Drive
Aiken man creates Wonder Wrench for auto ease
Ron Norris Jr of Aiken invented the Wonder Wrench during a motorcycle rebuild to replace multiple wrench sizes. The automatic tool switches from quarter to half inch, loosening and tightening bolts without changing heads. Invent-Tech markets it as a strong automotive and home utility, with CDs being sent to manufacturers. Contact John Moore at Jmoore@aikenstandard.com.
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Ron Norris Jr
Aiken
Norris
Invent-Tech
John Moore
Jmoore
Aaiken Standard
Itar
Cold snap prompts pet and plant protection tips
Forecasters warn temperatures may dip into the upper 20s by Friday sunrise. Pet owners should bring animals indoors and gardeners should move tropical plants inside to sun rooms or homes, cut back growth, and reduce watering as temperatures stay low through the weekend.
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Matt Parker
Savannah River Site National Lab
Parker
Timothy Blackmon
Geendhouse
Cold Creek
Wamer
Erin Brooks
Cebrooks
Aikenstandard
Last two suspects in Aiken home invasion turn themselves in
Five suspects linked to the Sunday Hill Avenue home invasion and armed robbery in Aiken, South Carolina, were taken into custody. Orlando Pixley and Pierre McKie surrendered on Wednesday morning and evening respectively, with Pixley charged with armed robbery kidnapping and first degree burglary and McKie charged as an accessory after the fact. Earlier arrests included Thomas E Johann Travis Demarcus Williams Timothy Stroman Jr. Police say motive was robbery with one victim positively identifying a suspect. investigators credited media coverage for prompting the last two surrenders.
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Aiken
McKie
Hill Avenue
Marty Sawyer
Thomas E. Johann
Leitner Street
Travis Demarcus Williams
Storm Branch Road
Timothy Stroman Jr
Bamberg
Stroman
Terry Pixley
David Turno
Aiken Public Safety
Turno
Omad Karen
Aikenstandard
Teens train for crisis line at Youth Center HELP LINE
The Youth Center in Aiken County offers Teen Line training for its crisis line with volunteers meeting at the HELP LINE office on Park Avenue Friday November 18 from 4 30 pm to 8 30 pm and Saturday 9 30 am to 3 30 pm Training covers communication skills and topics such as dating violence teen pregnancy alcohol and drug use mood issues and self harm The program faces funding difficulties and seeks other funding sources Allison Crown coordinates and leads the training with trainers For more information visit www youthcentral org or call Crown at 641 4143 Also lists students named to Principal's Honor Roll at Elementary and Byrd Elementary Schools with grades and names
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Aiken County
Help Line
Park Avenue
Allison Crown
Youth Central
Crown
Youthcentral.org
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