Donte Vaughn, former owner of High Road Automotive at 3021 Mt. Carmel Avenue in Glenside (Abington Township), has been convicted of eight felony counts of person not to possess a firearm, The Times Herald reported.

An investigation began on July 26, 2024, when Abington police received a report that Vaughn, armed with a gun, had threatened another man during an encounter in North Hills. The victim reported that Vaughn had threatened to “shoot this place up” and threatened a second victim saying “I’ll stitch you up too” during an earlier encounter.

Vaughn, 42, returned to the victim’s residence brandishing a black handgun and calling the victim down to the street to fight, police said. The victim refused and Vaughn left the area.

When police searched him, they found a 10mm round in his pocket, and a warrant to search the business uncovered the guns, which included two ghost guns and one outfitted with a machine gun conversion device. Detectives also located body armor, several thousand rounds of ammunition, and narcotics.

Vaughn had a criminal record that prohibited him from possessing guns and is awaiting trial in Chester County Court on DUI and gun-related charges, The Herald said.

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