Birmingham Gun dealer posted YouTube videos posing with machine gun
Birmingham gun dealer, 23, was caught after posting YouTube videos posing with machine gun, ammunition and firearms he made in his bedroom
- Jordan Geoghegan, 23, also said he was going to ‘smoke’ an unnamed victim
A gun dealer was nailed by cops after he posted YouTube videos of himself posing with deadly weapons he made in his bedroom.
Jordan Geoghegan, 23, took selfies holding a machine gun and boasted in text messages of buying cheap firearms from America.
He also sent a chilling text message to a friend saying he needed to fix his shotgun so he could ‘smoke’ an unnamed victim.
Police bodycam footage shows the moment he was arrested at his family home in Erdington, Birmingham.
And footage filmed by Geoghegan himself shows him brandishing multiple weapons, pointing the gun at the camera in some clips. West Midlands Police say he used the videos to boast to buyers about his access to guns.
One gun was found to be a live weapon, but it’s unknown if all were real or if some were imitations.
Jordan Geoghegan, 23, took selfies holding a machine gun and boasted in text messages of buying cheap firearms from America
Footage filmed by Geoghegan himself shows him brandishing multiple weapons, pointing the gun at the camera in some clips
Ammunition was found in Geoghegan’s family home in Birmingham during the investigation
The bodycam footage shows police banging on his door telling Geoghegan to open the door, before they detain him.
Officers found tools to convert blank firing ammunition into lethal bullets, along with shotgun cartridges and bullet casing.
Searches of his mobile phones uncovered video footage of him on one occasion showing his guns on while walking in public.
Text messages also revealed his plans to sell guns and bullets to criminals, which he had made in his bedroom.
One text read: ‘Got some drams with my bredwin gonna smoke him been tryna fix my dottie (shotgun) to smoke him can you get me 20 gauge slugs need them asap!’
‘Need a pocket rocket for tomorrow g if you got one cheap that slaps.’
In another message, he said: ’12 double barrel, Model 27 semi auto MK sten*. There (sic) the kinda things I can get aha just don’t tell no one.’
Geoghegan admitted possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition and being involved in the sale or transfer of ammunition.
On Monday, he was jailed for 14-and-a-half years at Birmingham Crown Court.
Geoghegan also sent a chilling text message to a friend saying he needed to fix his shotgun so he could ‘smoke’ an unnamed victim
West Midlands Police found ammunition making tools when they raided his home in Erdington
Searches of his mobile phones uncovered video footage of him on one occasion showing his guns on while walking in public
Geoghegan admitted possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition and being involved in the sale or transfer of ammunition
Police bodycam footage shows officers banging on his door telling Geoghegan to open the door, before they detain him
Other criminals who Geoghegan was in contact with have been investigated, with one person jailed for five years for possession of a firearm.
Detective Chief Inspector Peter Cooks, from the Regional Organised Crime Unit, said: ‘Geoghegan was what was known in the criminal world as a “clean skin” – with no criminal record.
‘This obviously gave him some confidence that he could carry on his illegal operation undetected. He was wrong. A thorough investigation found traces of his DNA found on the bullets, as well as numerous mobile phone videos showing him handling guns.’
DCI Cooks added: ‘The text messages he was exchanging with other criminals show he was serious and committed to the trade in illegal firearms he was.
‘He had the tools, knowledge and skills to produce large quantities of live ammunition which would certainly have made their way into the hands of criminals who use illegal firearms on the streets of Birmingham.’
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