Maryland Sheriff Indicted in Alleged Machine Gun Scheme

Frederick County Sheriff Charles Jenkins has been indicted on charges of conspiracy and making false statements for allegedly conspiring with a gun dealer to illegally acquire machine guns from August 2015 to May 2022. Jenkins is accused of falsifying multiple documents on Frederick County Sheriff's Office letterhead requesting machine guns for evaluation and demonstration to the sheriff's office, knowing that the guns were intended for the dealer's customers to rent. The indictment also accuses the gun dealer of illegally possessing seven machine guns and offering political support to Jenkins in recognition of his support for the business.