Friday, August 2, 2013

Hartnell Enters Plea In Gun Smuggling Charge

A Fort Frances man has apparently entered a plea in connection with a gun smuggling case in North Dakota.

Reports out of Fargo say 29-year-old Shawn Hartnell plead guilty to conspiracy to illegally exporting firearms in federal court this week.

He and another North Dakota man were scheduled for a jury trial Tuesday.

Hartnell was arrested in February following an lengthy investigation involving authorities on both sides of the border.