Army surplus store owner indictment alleges illegal gun silencers

A 44-year-old Chanute man has been indicted by a federal grand jury with manufacturing gun silencers illegally.

U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said Shane Cox, owner of Tough Guys Army surplus store, is charged with 12 criminal counts, including making a false statement during a federal investigation, possessing an unregistered firearm, conspiracy and National Firearm Acts violations. The indictment alleged Cox advertised unregistered silencers, manufactured silencers without paying federal taxes or without serial numbers and possessed illegal silencers.

It also accuses Cox of lying to agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on April 21.

If convicted of the charges, Cox would face a variety of penalties including imprisonment and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines.

In other grand jury indictments:

▪ Danielle E. Lewis, 40, of Wichita was charged with three counts of bank fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft for crimes that occurred in Sedgwick County in July, August and September. If convicted, she faces up to 30 years imprisonment and up to $1 million in fines for each fraud count and two years in prison for each identity theft count.

▪ Roque Mata, 41, of Wichita, was charged with one count of possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it in Sedgwick County on Sept. 30. He faces at least 10 years in federal prison and up to a $4 million fine if convicted.

This story was originally published October 6, 2015 at 3:16 PM with the headline "Army surplus store owner indictment alleges illegal gun silencers."