POTTSTOWN, Pa. - Officials announced the arrest of a Pottstown, Pennsylvania man who is alleged to have participated in the straw purchasing and trafficking of over a dozen firearms over a 5-year period.
Johnny Fowler, 28, faces multiple felony charges related to the straw purchasing and trafficking of 16 firearms from 2014 to 2019.The investigation began after Philadelphia police seized a firearm during a traffic stop on August 11, 2021.
The firearm was sized from a person who was not legally allowed to own one due to a prior felony conviction. Authorities traced the firearm back to Fowler and referred the case to Montgomery County detectives who found that Fowler began purchasing firearms in August 2014 shortly after his 21st birthday.