The federal government has now charged a Virginia man accused of illegally supplying the firearm used in the horrific terror-linked shooti...
The federal government has now charged a Virginia man accused of illegally supplying the firearm used in the horrific terror-linked shooting at Old Dominion University.
As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, Old Dominion University was rocked by violence when Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, identified in prior reporting as a former National Guard member with a past terrorism conviction tied to ISIS (also known as ISIL), opened fire inside a classroom attended by Army ROTC students and active-duty service members.
Jalloh, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Sierra Leone, was sentenced to 11 years in prison on a terrorism charge in 2017. NBC News also reported that Mohammad Jalloh was recently released from prison.
According to federal authorities, one of the victims who died was Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, an active-duty U.S. service member assigned to the ODU Army ROTC unit, while two other victims were also shot before Jalloh was subdued and killed at the scene by ROTC students.
Now, according to the Justice Department and a newly filed federal affidavit, Kenya Mcchell Chapman, 32, of Smithfield, Virginia, has been charged by criminal complaint with dealing in firearms without a license and with three counts of making false statements during prior firearm purchases.
Federal prosecutors say Chapman illegally sold Jalloh the Glock .44-caliber firearm used in the March 12 shooting at ODU.
Investigators allege the firearm used in the shooting had a partially obliterated serial number and that Jalloh used the gun after confirming he was entering a class attended by ROTC students.
The affidavit also states that multiple witnesses reported hearing the target say “Allahu Akbar” shortly before the attack — language federal investigators note is associated with ISIS and used before acts of violence.
According to the report, Chapman was already known to law enforcement from an earlier ATF investigation involving straw purchases of multiple firearms in 2021.
Authorities say Chapman admitted during that earlier probe to straw purchasing three guns, yet he was apparently not prosecuted at that time.
Chapman admitted to selling the stolen gun to Mohamed Jalloh for $100 cash, and he even showed agents the $100 bill from the transaction.
According to court documents, Chapman initially told investigators he had found the gun in the woods, before admitting he had stolen it.
Federal investigators traced the alleged connection through phone records, surveillance, and location data. The affidavit states that Jalloh’s phone had repeated contact with a number associated with Chapman in the days leading up to the shooting.
Investigators also say Chapman was observed at his Smithfield residence on the night before the attack, and that Jalloh’s phone location data placed him traveling between ODU and the Smithfield area in the relevant time period.
The charging documents further allege that after the shooting, a search of Chapman’s residence uncovered .22 caliber ammunition consistent with the firearm used at ODU.
The affidavit says Chapman ultimately admitted to FBI and ATF agents that he sold Jalloh the gun and that Jalloh had asked for a weapon for “protection as a delivery driver.”
Chapman allegedly denied knowing Jalloh intended to carry out the attack and said he did not know Jalloh was a convicted felon.
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