A felon who illegally possessed two firearms, one of them a ghost gun, was sentenced in Bucks County Monday, Nov. 28, to serve five to 10 years in state prison.
Scott Allen McCaughey, 65, of Plumstead Township, was arrested after an April 28 search of his home in the 4900 block of Durham Road in Plumstead Township turned up the weapons that he is not allowed to possess because of his criminal history, which included a 1980 felony conviction for robbery.
McCaughey pleaded guilty Sept. 15, to two counts of prohibited possession of a firearm for the guns found at his home and two additional counts of prohibited possession of a firearm for two mostly-completed assault-style rifle frames/receivers.
He was sentenced by Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller.
The multi-agency investigation led to a search of McCaughey’s home where police found a semiautomatic M4-style “ghost gun” rifle and a bolt-action rifle. During an interview, McCaughey admitted to knowingly possessing the firearms illegally based on his prior convictions, according to a criminal complaint.
The search of his home also uncovered milling equipment McCaughey used in the manufacture of firearms, parts to manufacture more firearms, and ammunition and magazines, investigators said.
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