Categories: NEWS

DOJ: Mobile County Constable illegally sold guns traced back to Ghana


Read Time: < 1 minute

MOBILE, Alabama — Scott Bond, a recently elected Mobile County Constable was indicted for straw purchasing weapons for an accomplice, Kwadwo Antwi Darko-Mensah, who then took 40 guns to Ghana, a west African country, Local 15 reported Friday.

Before Bond was elected the precinct 87 constable, he owned Sling Point Firearms, a Lexington, Kentucky-based arms store.

The indictment filed by the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Kentucky alleges that Bond misrepresented himself as the buyer of multiple firearms over 1 year and a half period.

Although, the forms Bond filed with the Bureaus of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to purchase the weapons were for himself, prosecutors allege they were actually intended for Darko-Mensah, who goes by the name Kojo. Bond’s first court hearing is on Oct. 7 in Kentucky.

Bond, who ran unopposed in November 2012, was asked to resign by fellow Constables but has remained in his position.


Godfred Meba

View Comments

Recent Posts

“It makes aid conditional on political and military aims. It makes starvation a bargaining chip.”

TRIAL International has filed legal complaints in Switzerland, urging an investigation into the Swiss-incorporated Gaza…

2 days ago

MINREX summons the U.S. Chargé d’Affaires in protest of his disrespectful conduct

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the U.S. Chargé d'Affaires on Friday, June 30 to…

2 days ago

Deepening China-Africa Infrastructure Cooperation for Shared Technological Advancements

(by H.E. Tong Defa, Ambassador of China to Ghana) There is a famous saying about…

2 days ago

Moroccan high official eliminated from UN Mandela Prize after strong objections nelson mandela

Amina Bouayach President of CNDH Thu, 05/29/2025 - New York (UN) 29 May 2025 (SPS)-…

4 days ago

It’s unethical and dishonourable – Martin Amidu blasts Godfred Dame over CJ Petition

Former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has taken a strong swipe at former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah…

5 days ago

Nana Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng, distinguished journalist, passes on

Nana Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng, distinguished journalist, passed away in London yesterday after a short illness with…

5 days ago