Four Arrested, 19 Weapons Seized In Monroeville Gun Show Bust

Pittsburgh PA

23 February, 2021

9:28 AM

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MONROEVILLE, PA — Four people were arrested and 19 guns were seized following a joint surveillance operation at the Monroeville Gun Show by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office and the Monroeville Police Department. David Fields, Tanesha Olverson, Robert Raglin and Elizabeth Rexrode were each arrested at the Monroeville Gun Show during the weekend of Feb. 6-7 for their roles in the illegal straw purchases of firearms. Fields is prohibited from purchasing a firearm, and Raglin, a convicted felon, is prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm. Olverson and Rexroad acted as straw purchasers to acquire firearms for people prohibited from having them. "Straw purchases are fueling the gun violence epidemic that takes the lives of Pennsylvanians every single day," Attorney General Josh Shapiro said in a release. "The Office of Attorney General's Gun Violence Section, along with our local law enforcement partners, are working overtime to target these gun traffickers and get illegal guns off our streets." During the Gun Show, agents observed a straw purchaser buy an uzi and long gun for Fields using money that Fields passed to purchaser. As a result of this surveillance operation, agents arrested Fields and obtained a search warrant for his home where they recovered 13 additional guns. Olverson was seen purchasing an AR-15 rifle while being accompanied by Raglin, who is a known gun trafficker. Following the straw purchase, Olverson was interviewed by agents and a search was conducted on her vehicle, where agents seized a Glock 19 handgun and $6,000 in cash. Rexrode, a fugitive, received cash and approached a vendor to purchase a firearm for a person not to possess.