SC man sold over a dozen guns and drugs to undercover officers, prosecutor says
A South Carolina man is going to federal prison after pleading guilty to multiple gun and drug charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Kendall Kyleek Dow, a 28-year-old Sumter resident, was sentenced to 11 years behind bars after he pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition and possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Tuesday in a news release.
Dow sold guns, ammunition and drugs to undercover agents, according to the release. It was part of a joint initiative that targeted violent crime and drug trafficking in Sumter, and included members of the ATF, the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office and the Sumter Police Department, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
The task force identified Dow as being involved in illegal firearms trafficking and narcotics distribution, according to the release.
Between February and May 2023, Dow sold 17 guns, fentanyl and ammunition to law enforcement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. The firearms sold included semi-automatic weapons, multiple stolen guns, firearms capable of accepting large-capacity magazines, two machine gun conversion devices — designed to convert semiautomatic weapons into fully automatic machine guns — and firearms without serial numbers, along with approximately 170 rounds of ammunition, according to the release.
Dow has prior felony convictions and is prohibited from possessing guns or ammunition under federal law, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Dow also sold more than 153 grams of fentanyl during the same three-month period, according to the release.
U.S. District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis sentenced Dow to 132 months in prison, to be followed by five years of court-ordered supervision, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. There is no parole in the federal system.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Ariyana Gore prosecuted the case for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Columbia attorney Seth Rose was listed as Dow’s lawyer, according to court records.
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This story was originally published December 17, 2025 at 8:22 AM.
