{"id":11605,"date":"2012-03-19T21:27:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-20T04:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lewiscountysirens.com\/?p=11605"},"modified":"2012-03-19T21:27:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-20T04:27:00","slug":"news-brief-prison-for-olympia-man-follows-gun-show-sales-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lewiscountysirens.com\/?p=11605","title":{"rendered":"News brief: Prison for Olympia man follows gun show sales investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Sharyn\u00a0 L. Decker
\nLewis County Sirens news reporter
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\nA 70-year-old Olympia man was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison today for unlawfully dealing in firearms in a case that began at a Centralia gun show.<\/p>\n

David Devenny, who reportedly sold a gun that a week later was used to kill Seattle Police Officer Timothy Brenton in 2009, was also fined $12,850 and will get three years of supervision after his release, according to the U.S. Attorney’ Office.<\/p>\n

\u201cDefendant lined his pockets by funneling guns to criminals, and others paid the heavy price for his actions,\u201d U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan stated in a news release. \u201cThose who ignore laws that are meant to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and children take heed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Davenny was arrested in November 2010 after selling guns to a convicted felon and a person with a domestic violence conviction, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s office.<\/p>\n

He came to the attention of law enforcement who conducted undercover purchases at guns shows in Western Washington.<\/p>\n

He pleaded guilty previously to unlawfully dealing in firearms and two counts of selling a firearm to a prohibited person, according to the news release.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors in asking for a significant sentence noted that for eight years Davenny dealt countless guns illegally and “flooded the streets with untraceable firearms,” according to the news release.<\/p>\n

He was sentenced in Tacoma today by U.S. District Judge Benjamin H. Settle, who called Davenny’s behavior “cavalier.”
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For background, read “Man’s arrest for illegal firearms sales follows undercover operation at Centralia gun show” from Saturday Nov 20 2010, here<\/a><\/p>\n

And, “Undercover purchases at Centralia and other gun shows lead to four federal indictments” from Monday May 2, 2011, here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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