Midlands man sentenced for unlawful possession of firearms, distribution of methamphetamine

Image: Department of Justice (D.O.J.)

Image: Department of Justice (D.O.J.)

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– A Midlands man was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms and distribution of methamphetamine, says the Department of Justice.

Evidence presented to the court showed that on multiple occasions in March through May 2023, Christopher Miles Huntington sold 37 firearms, including stolen weapons, short-barreled rifles, and firearms with high-capacity magazines to undercover agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

Huntington also accused of selling more than 2,400 grams of methamphetamine to undercover agents during these transactions.

On June 29, 2023, the 33-year-old Lugoff man was arrested with 23 additional firearms, say law enforcement.

He has prior convictions for assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, burglary, grand theft of motor vehicle, and safecracking.

A United States District Court judge sentenced Huntington to 168 months in prison to be followed by a term of court-ordered supervision.