I am hoping some of the keen Legal Minds can shed some light on this.
Charles Dryer known on YouTube as
July4Patriot.
Mr. Dyer was apparently active in the Oathkeepers, American Resistance Movement and the Oklahoma Militia Movement.
In mid January of 2010 Mr. Dryer was arrested for the alleged rape and forcible sodomy of a child. During the search the sheriff’s deputies noted several firearms and a device believed to be a
Colt M-203, 40-millimeter grenade launcher, a complaint was filed in the United States District Court of Western Oklahoma by Alcohol, Firearms and Tobacco Special.
Arrest Details
The M203 had been stolen from Fort Irwin in 2006. According to several news sources including the well balanced
SPLC
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Dyer told an FBI agent that his best friend had given him the grenade launcher while Dyer was stationed in California with the Marine Corps, according to court records.
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Violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 5871, referring to Section 5861(d), carries a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment and/or a $10,000 fine.
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Then on April 13, 2010:
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OKLAHOMA CITY — A jury in a federal courtroom Tuesday returned after several hours with a not guilty verdict for Charles Alan Dyer, who was charged in January with a federal complaint of possession of a grenade launcher.
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http://duncanbanner.com/local/x99349...und-not-guilty
Now my question is how could a jury find a person not guilty when the person was knowingly in possession of a unregistered NFA Device and knowingly in possession of stolen Military property?
I don't know if this has any bearing on weapons charge, but if convicted of the alleged rape of his 7 year old daughter...The crime is punishable by up to one year in jail or life in prison and a fine up to $10,000.