PA Man Sentenced for Trafficking 47 Ghost Guns into NJ
Trenton, N.J. — A man from the Lehigh Valley has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for trafficking dozens of ghost guns and guns with defaced serial numbers into New Jersey.
27-year-old Evander Theus of Allentown, PA, was sentenced on Tuesday to 87 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
Back in February, he had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic firearms in Trenton federal court.
47 Guns Funneled into NJ
Federal authorities said between April and August 2025, Theus, who was not a licensed firearms dealer, conspired with others to sell and traffic 47 firearms into Middlesex, NJ. The guns either had defaced serial numbers or were privately made ghost guns with no serial number at all, making them untraceable.
The case was investigated by the ATF's Newark Field Division and the New Jersey State Police.
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