Medford Man Indicted in Federal Court for Illegally Selling Explosives & Drugs
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging a Medford man with illegally possessing and selling explosives and drugs.
The US Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon announced that 56-year-old Wesley Allen Armstrong, Jr., was charged yesterday with Distributing Explosives by a Non-Licensee, Possessing with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl and Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime.
According to court documents, detectives from the Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement team (MADGE) notified special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in March of Armstrong's alleged possession and desire to sell explosives.
On March 27th, Armstrong was arrested after selling eight cast explosives, seven non-electric shock tube detonators and a small quantity of fentanyl. Investigators executed a search warrant on Armstrong's vehicle, locating and seizing a loaded pistol and an additional quantity of fentanyl.
On March 28th, Armstrong was charged by federal criminal complaint with dealing explosives without a license, possessing stolen explosives, possessing explosives as a convicted felon, possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl.
Armstrong made his first appearance in federal court in Medford on Thursday. He was ordered detained pending further court proceedings and will be arraigned at a later date.
Posted on 4/5/24 6:30AM by Sam Marsh
