The defense predicted in the motion that prosecutors would show the "unnecessarily frightening and improperly prejudicial machine guns" to jurors during a trial, which would be unfair to Jenkins since he was not charged with illegal possession of machine guns. In the motion, Jenkins' attorneys raise a concern with Krop's additional possession charge and how it would relate to Jenkins, saying that there is no evidence indicating Jenkins "ever laid eyes on the machine guns." In addition to the five counts, Krop is charged with illegal possession of machine guns. "At worst, Sheriff Jenkins was duped by Krop into providing these demonstration letters, without ever knowing or having reason to know that Krop's motive was to gain financially from special permission to possess and to import, even to obtain, these weapons," Jenkins' attorneys wrote in the motion. Tuesday's motion says Jenkins apparently was "duped" in this process. However, the indictment alleges, Krop rented out the machine guns to the public, without performing the demonstrations. The letters referred to five different guns. The indictment refers to Krop writing five letters between 20 for Jenkins to sign on Frederick County Sheriff's Office letterhead requesting machine gun demonstrations for potential future purchase by the Sheriff's Office. District Court in Baltimore in mid-April. They first appeared separately in the U.S.
Jenkins and Krop were federally indicted in early April on five counts of conspiracy and making false statements to acquire machine guns.
Krop's attorney, Dan Cox, did not return a message seeking comment on the filing on Wednesday. A motion was made on Tuesday to do so, court records show. One of his attorneys, Paul Kemp, said last week that they might ask for separate trials. District Court for more time to review evidence for his trial. Last week, Jenkins' attorneys asked the U.S.
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