• 尺ㄖ匚Ҝㄚ尺丨ҜㄖҜㄖ@lemmy.world
      14·
      1 year ago

      On March 29, 2013, Myers’ Franklin County residence was searched by upwards of 40 members of the ATF alongside agents from the GBI. The investigators also searched Myers’s father’s nearby farm, a frequent filming location for FPSRussia. ATF spokesman Richard Coes said the justification for the search was “that [Myers] was using explosives and getting paid for it via YouTube.”

      In August 2017, Myers’ residence was again raided by ATF and GBI agents after Myers was alleged to have received 25 grams of butane hash oil through the mail. The Department of Justice prosecuted on the grounds that illegal drug possession while owning a firearm is a federal offense. Myers was arrested for felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and 50 of his weapons were confiscated under Section 922(g)(3) of the Gun Control Act of 1968, which prohibits illegal drug users from possessing firearms. He later pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana and Butane Hash Oil, with all other charges dismissed.

      On June 19, 2019, Myers was sentenced to two years’ probation and 56 days in prison, which he served at Federal Correctional Institution, Talladega in 2019, as well as a fine in the amount of $7,500. Since his release from prison, Myers has spoken about the case on his YouTube podcast Painkiller Already.

      • HaphazardFinesse@sh.itjust.works
        4·
        1 year ago

        Wow, actually sounds like a pretty light sentence, considering it seems like the ATF was intent on nailing him to the wall haha. Maybe just more interested in stopping the broadcast of doing stupidly dangerous shit with guns and explosives…

      • Mamertine@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 year ago

        And here I thought he voluntarily stopped posting after his filming partner was executed gangland style.