On August 28, 2024, Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Long Beach man was indicted for allegedly selling 10 illegal guns, including assault weapons and a ghost gun, in broad daylight in front of his apartment between April and July 2024. Two of the weapons have been traced to multiple shootings in Queens and Nassau County that occurred as early as 2021.
According to the charges, between April 2024 and July 2024, James Jayshaun Edwards allegedly sold a total of 10 illegal firearms, including an assault pistol, an AR-15 style “ghost gun,” and multiple pistols and loaded firearms in front of his home on Birch Court in Long Beach.
The defendant also allegedly sold approximately 20 grams of cocaine to a buyer. Nearly all the weapons were loaded, and the defendant allegedly sold hundreds of rounds of extra ammunition with the weapons.