Charlotte Field Division
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I welcome you to the Charlotte Field Division web site of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The Charlotte Division is responsible for the ATF jurisdiction in both great states of North and South Carolina. Our web site has been designed to provide the latest public information and activity regarding our programs and projects as we strive to protect the public and continue to address the issue of violent crime.
We pride ourselves in our joint enforcement efforts with other federal, state and local law enforcement and fire service professionals. We also strive to engage ourselves with our regulated businesses, including the firearms and explosives industries, to address potential public safety issues. Our belief is that anything can be accomplished if we combine and focus our efforts on a single goal, and that overall goal is to provide safe and secure communities for our good citizens to live and thrive in.
The site has contact information for each of our outlying field offices and area offices, to include the contact information for key personnel for the Division office in Charlotte. I encourage you to get involved in your communities and contact the respective office in your area with any concerns that may be related to ATF and our mission. Thank you.
Zebedee T. Graham
Division Management Team
- Zebedee T. Graham
- Special Agent In Charge (SAC)
- Tony Robbins
- Assistant Special Agent In Charge (ASAC)
- Melvin King
- Assistant Special Agent In Charge (ASAC)
- Carlton E. Bowers
- Director of Industry Operations (DIO)
- Earl Woodham
- Public Information Officer (PIO)
Division Contact Information
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International Gun Trafficker Receives Federal Sentence
January 10, 2012
GREENVILLE — United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today Senior United States District Judge Malcolm J. Howard sentenced STEVEN NEAL GREENOE, to 120 months imprisonment followed by three years supervised release. More »
ATF Offers $2,500 Reward for Gun Store Burglary
December 8, 2011
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. – Melvin D. King, Jr., Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Charlotte Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), has announced a reward of up to $2,500 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the persons responsible for a gun store burglary in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. More »
ATF and the City of Asheville Offer $20,000 Reward for Medical Office Complex Building Fire
November 16, 2011
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the city of Asheville and Asheville–Buncombe Crime Stoppers are offering a combined reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for setting the fire at the Medical Office Complex Building, 445 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, N.C. Fire Department Captain Jeffery Scott Bowen was killed and over $10 million in damage occurred as a result of the fire. More »
Arrests Made Using Project Safe Neighborhoods Initiative
November 9, 2011
FAYETTEVILLE – At a press conference in Fayetteville today, United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker and Fayetteville Police Chief Tom Bergamine, announced the continued effort to fight violent crime and gang-related activities through the participation and partnerships of federal, state, and local law enforcement in the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program. More »
Augusta, Georgia Armed Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to 30 Years Imprisonment
September 27, 2011
Columbia, South Carolina — United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Lamatavous Regtez Collins, a/k/a Red
, age 32, of Augusta, Georgia, was sentenced late Monday afternoon in federal court in Columbia, South Carolina, for conspiracy to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, a violation of Title 21 United States Code § 846. United States District Judge Margaret B. Seymour of Columbia sentenced Collins to 360 months (30 years) imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release. Collins was convicted after a jury trial in May of 2011. Judge Seymour also ordered that Collins pay a one million dollar ($1,000,000.00) money judgment to the United States based on the total value of the cocaine he distributed during the conspiracy. More »
Federal Jury Finds Charlotte Man Guilty of Armed Robbery, Conspiracy to Commit Armed Robbery and a Federal Firearms Violation
August 18, 2011
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal jury in the Western District of North Carolina, sitting in Charlotte, found a Charlotte man guilty of armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery and a federal arms violation announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. More »
Fatal Fire Determination Made at Medical Office Complex Building
August 4, 2011
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), along with criminal investigators with the Asheville Fire and Police Departments and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI) have determined that the fire on July 28, 2011, at the Medical Office Complex Building, 445 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, was deliberately set. Asheville Fire Department Captain Jeffrey Scott Bowen was killed and over $20 million in damage occurred as a result of the fire. More »
Gun–Trafficking Ring in the Greenview Community of Columbia Dismantled by Joint Efforts of ATF, Columbia Police, and US Attorney
August 3, 2011
Columbia, South Carolina — United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Andre Moss, a/k/a "Dre" (22); Anthony Brevard, a/k/a "Amp" (20); Torrian Gleaton (22); Johnathan Bailey, a/k/a "Brandon" (21); Antonio Keller, a/k/a "Hollywood" (22); Allan Boyd (19); Travis Hayes, a/k/a "Trav" (21); and Dexter Clifford Savage, a/k/a "D–boi" (24) were sentenced to a combined 41 ½ years in prison as a result of an effort to focus on removing firearms and criminals from the Greenview Community in Columbia, SC. Mr. Nettles went on to say: "We are pleased to have helped the citizens of Greenview as they fight to ensure their community remains safe and civil. As part of our ongoing Project CeaseFire initiative, we will continue to devote resources to removing firearms and criminals from the Greenview Community so that residents can safely raise their families and enjoy their neighborhood." More »
ATF Offers $2,500 Reward for Gun Store Burglary
August 3, 2011
RALEIGH, N.C. – Zebedee T. Graham, Special Agent in Charge of the Charlotte Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), has announced a reward of up to $2,500 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the burglary of Bear Creek Gun Shop and Gunsmithing, 2411 E. Millbrook Avenue, Raleigh, North Carolina. This business is a federally licensed firearms dealer. More »
ATF National Response Team Activated to Asheville, NC
July 29, 2011
ASHEVILLE, NC – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) National Response Team (NRT), along with ATF special agents from the Charlotte Field Division, have entered the investigation of a commercial fire that occurred Thursday, July 28, 2011, at 445 Biltmore Avenue, in Asheville, North Carolina. The NRT responded at the request of the Asheville Fire Department. More »
Shooter
Watkins Sentenced to 262 Months in ATF Firearm Investigation
June 30, 2011
Columbia, South Carolina – United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Kenneth Lavar Watkins, a/k/a Shooter,
age 25, was sentenced in federal court in Columbia, South Carolina, for possession with intent to distribute heroin (in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841) and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offenses (in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 924(c)). United States District Judge Joseph F. Anderson, Jr. of Columbia sentenced Watkins to more than 21 years (262 months) of imprisonment to be followed by 6 years of supervised release. More »
Federal Jury Finds Charlotte Man Guilty of Conspiracy, Armed Robbery and Use of a Firearm
June 17, 2011
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal jury in the Western District of North Carolina, sitting in Charlotte, convicted Joseph Alexander Clinton, 35, of Charlotte, on conspiracy, armed robbery and use of a firearm, following a two-day trial which ended on Tuesday, June 14, 2011, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.. More »
50-Count Indictment Returned Charging Raleigh Man in International Gun Trafficking Case
February 3, 2011
ARALEIGH — United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that yesterday a Federal Grand Jury returned a Superseding Indictment charging, STEVEN NEAL GREENOE, a United States citizen, in the illegal export of firearms from the United States to the United Kingdom. More »
ATF and Johnston County Sheriff’s join to offer a $7,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of person(s) involved Johnston County arsons
January 19, 2011
ATF and Johnston County Sheriff's join to offer a $7,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of person(s) involved Johnston County arsons More »
ATF Offers $2500 Reward for Gun Burglary
January 6, 2010
Raleigh, N.C. — Zebedee T. Graham, Special Agent in Charge of the Charlotte Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), has announced a reward of up to $2,500 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the burglary of American Jewelry & Pawn, 4510 Sunset Avenue, Rocky Mount, North Carolina. American Jewelry & Pawn is a federally licensed firearms dealer More »
ATF Offers $2500 Reward for Gun Burglary
November 8, 2010
Zebedee T. Graham, Special Agent in Charge of the Charlotte Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), has announced a reward of up to $2,500 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the burglary of the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) complex, Halifax Community College, Weldon, North Carolina. More »
ATF Offers $2500 Reward for Gun Store Burglary
November 2, 2010
Zebedee T. Graham, Special Agent in Charge of the Charlotte Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), has announced a reward of up to $2,500 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the burglary of Arrow Pawn, 2421 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, N.C. Arrow Pawn is a federally licensed firearms dealer. More »
ATF Offers $5000 Rewards for Gun Store Burglaries
August 5, 2010
Zebedee T. Graham, Special Agent in Charge of the Charlotte Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), has announced two separate rewards of up to $5,000 each for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for burglaries of the Ace Hardware at 935 South Fourth Street and Big Al’s Gun and Pawn at 328 South Fifth Street, Hartsville, South Carolina. Both are federally licensed firearms dealers. More »
Gaffney Man Sentenced on Gun Charges
June 17, 2010
United States Attorney William N. Nettles stated today that Eric Michael Shoemaker, age 48, of Gaffney, South Carolina, was sentenced June 16, 2010 in federal court in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922. United States District Judge Henry F. Floyd of Spartanburg sentenced Shoemaker to 24 months in federal prison. More »
Drug Conspiracy Members Sentenced to Federal Prison
June 16, 2010
The culmination of a two and one half-year federal investigation/prosecution into a drug-trafficking conspiracy which operated in Cleveland and Lincoln Counties of Western North Carolina occurred in U.S. District Court in Asheville on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 with the sentencing hearings of four criminal defendants presided over by U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger. More »
Lexington Residents Sentenced in Drug/Gun Conspiracy
June 15, 2010
United States Attorney William N. Nettles stated today that Nicholas Franklin, age 23, of Lexington, South Carolina, Johnya Franklin, age 27, of Lexington, South Carolina, age 31, of West Columbia, South Carolina, and Krista Jensen, age 27, of Lexington, South Carolina, were sentenced in federal court in Columbia, South Carolina, for their participation in a crack and powder cocaine drug conspiracy. Nicholas Franklin was sentenced on charges for trafficking firearms as well. More »
Fourteen Anson County Residents Charged With Narcotics Conspiracy, Armed Robbery, and Federal Firearms Violations
May 24, 2010
Eleven perpetrators allegedly involved in a conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine in Anson and Union Counties, two perpetrators who allegedly committed an armed robbery of the CQ Mart in Wadesboro, NC on January 11, 2010, and an individual alleged to have committed federal firearms offenses have been charged in three separate federal bills of indictment. More »
Glendale Man Sentenced in $3 Million Cigarette Smuggling Conspiracy
April 28, 2010
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, George E.B. Holding, announced today that United States District Judge George H. King sentenced AVEDIS DJEREDJIAN, 41, of Glendale, California, to 87 months’ imprisonment followed by three years supervised release. The Court also ordered that DJEREDJIAN pay restitution in the amount of $3,236,617.50. Forfeiture in the same amount as restitution was also ordered. More »
Five Blackwater Employees Indicted
April 16, 2010
United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that today a Federal Grand Jury returned a 15-count Indictment charging four employees from Blackwater World-Wide. Included in the Indictment are GARY JACKSON, 52, former President; WILLIAM WHEELER MATHEWS, JR., 44, an attorney and former Executive Vice President and Vice President of Operations; ANDREW HOWELL, 44, General Counsel; ANA BUNDY, 45, former Vice President of Logistics and Procurement; and RONALD SLEZAK, 65, a former armorer. More »
Six Members of MS-13 Gang Convicted of Racketeering, Murder, Drug and Firearms Charges
January 26, 2010
Six members of a racketeering enterprise, called La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, were convicted today by a jury in U.S. District Court in Charlotte, N.C., of criminal charges that include racketeering, murder, attempted murder, assault, cocaine trafficking and numerous related federal firearms offenses, the Department of Justice announced. More »
ATF Offers $5,000 Reward for Gun Store Burglary Poster
January 22, 2010
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has announced a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the persons(s) responsible for the burglary of the Yard Shop at 522 Edgefield Road, Belvedere, South Carolina, a federally licensed firearms dealer. View the Reward Poster »
ATF Offers $5,000 Reward for Gun Store Burglary
January 19, 2010
Zebedee T. Graham, Special Agent in Charge of the Charlotte Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), has announced a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the burglary of the Yard Shop at 522 Edgefield Road, Belvedere, South Carolina, a federally licensed firearms dealer. More »
ATF Works Jointly With the National Pawn Brokers Association to Identify the Person(s) Responsible for Murdering an FFL and Recovering the Stolen Firearms
January 6, 2010
On December 28, 2009, a murder-robbery occurred at Granite Gun and Pawn, a licensed federal firearms dealer, 90 South Main Street, Granite Falls, North Carolina. A co-owner, Tony Meyer, was killed during the robbery. More »