SC man sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison for firearm trafficking
An Orangeburg man was sentenced to more than a decade in prison after trafficking in firearms, according to the South Carolina U.S. Attorney’s Office.
U.S. District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis sentenced Pierre Desmond Morgan, 36, to 10 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm after Pierre sold six guns and ammunition to undercover agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives around Orangeburg, according to a news release.
The sales, which occurred on April 25 and May 8, 2024, included firearms void of serial numbers and capable of carrying large-capacity magazines, the release said.
Further, Morgan, unsuspectingly, told agents he could provide more guns along with switches. A switch is a device used to convert a handgun from a semi-automatic to a fully automatic weapon.
Morgan, who was previously convicted on felony gun violations — and who was on federal supervised released for a prior gun conviction — was stopped by police on Dec. 6, 2024. During the stop, officers located a loaded firearm and “distribution quantities of marijuana and methamphetamine,” the release said.
Lewis subsequently sentenced Morgan to 10-years in prison followed by three years of court-ordered supervision, according to the release. He was additionally sentenced to a year and three months for violating the terms of his supervised release that stemmed from a 2017 gun conviction.
