Detectives with the City of Franklin Police Department and agents of the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) executed a firearms search warrant in the 300 block of Clay Street, Franklin, VA 23851.
As a result of the search warrant, Mr. Reginald Isiah Burney, was arrested and is being held at the Western Tidewater Regional Jail with no bond.
Burney is charged with two counts of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Use or possession of Machine Gun for Aggressive Purposes, and Obstruction of Justice.
This is an ongoing investigation to determine how Mr. Burney came into possession of the weapons pictured below.
The City of Franklin Police Department would like to thank the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for their continued partnership and assistance in this matter.
If anyone has information about this incident or other criminal activity within the City of Franklin, they are asked to call Franklin Police at 757-562-8575, Franklin Crime Solvers at 757-516-7100, or contact us online at p3tips.com.
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