Charges waived to county court for Montco man accused of manufacturing, selling 'untraceable' ghost guns

An Upper Pottsgrove man charged with gun trafficking offenses related to the manufacturing and trafficking of ghost guns, waived all 42 felonies and three misdemeanors to Montgomery County Common Pleas Court at a preliminary hearing last week.

Tahmeir Wilson, 24, is charged with running a corrupt organization and running corrupt organizations as an employee, as well as a felony conspiracy charge, per court records.

Wilson is also charged with the following felonies:

• 12 counts of penalties for the sales of firearms
• Seven counts of dealing in proceeds of unlawful activity
• Seven counts of knowledge that property is proceeds of an illegal act
• Seven counts of criminal use of a communication device
• Six counts of conspiracy to commit the sale of firearms

Wilson also faces three misdemeanor charges of conspiracy to illegally sell firearms, per court documents.

The investigation began in December 2023, when Montgomery County Adult Probation and Parole conducted a home visit at Wilson’s home and found numerous items used in the manufacturing of privately made firearms aka ghost guns, according to authorities.

The parole department contacted Montgomery County detectives, who obtained a search warrant, where further evidence was found of firearm manufacturing, police said.

A search of Wilson’s property found tools needed to privately manufacture firearms, numerous personally-manufactured firearm lowers, multiple magazines including three drum mags, and two fully-completed ghost guns, authorities allege in a news release.

Police said there were multiple photos of completed guns being offered for resale. A search of Wilson’s phone found various text messages related to the availability and sales of firearms made by Wilson, police said.

“The defendant created and distributed firearms,” said Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele in a news release announcing Wilson's arrest in November. “Since privately made firearms have no serial numbers, this makes them virtually untraceable and poses a serious danger to the safety of our community.”

   
(Credit: Montgomery County DA)
  

Wilson remains in Montgomery County jail on $10,000 cash bail, which was reduced on order of Magisterial District Judge Maurice Saylor at the preliminary hearing from $99.077 cash bail, per court records.

All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.