Felony Possession of Firearm Arrest


Markeith Hart

On Tuesday, September 02, 2014, members of the Henderson Police Department Special Operations Unit and the Operations Division arrested Markeith Hart. Hart, 18, 640 Ransom Street, Henderson was charged by way of a criminal complaint with the following offenses: Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; Possession of a firearm not registered in the National Firearm Registration and Transfer Record (possession of a sawed off shotgun).

Hart was placed in the Vance County Jail without privilege of bond pending transfer of custody to the United States Marshall Service. Hart will have an initial appearance in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina tomorrow.

This is another of a series of arrest resulting from an ongoing investigation into heroin and firearm trafficking in the Henderson area. The investigation is being conducted by the Henderson Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Additional arrests are forthcoming.