When a U.S. Army soldier lost his wallet while visiting his mother in East Germantown in April, authorities said, thieves picked it up, stole his identity and used it to buy 14 handguns, some of them later used in crimes.
When a U.S. Army soldier lost his wallet while visiting his mother in East Germantown in April, authorities said, thieves picked it up, stole his identity, and used it to buy 14 handguns, some of them later used in crimes.
Taalibudeen Anderson posed as the soldier — able to do so, law enforcement sources said, due to their resemblance — and made the purchases between June 17 and July 6, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele. The Andersons needed to impersonate the soldier, the affidavit said, in order to pass the required background check required for gun purchases. Both are barred from buying guns themselves due to previous convictions: The elder Anderson has a drug conviction from 2019, and his brother was adjudicated delinquent for felony robbery in 2017.
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