Charlotte Field Division

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I welcome you to the Charlotte Field Division web site of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The Charlotte Division is responsible for the ATF jurisdiction in both great states of North and South Carolina. Our web site has been designed to provide the latest public information and activity regarding our programs and projects as we strive to protect the public and continue to address the issue of violent crime.

We pride ourselves in our joint enforcement efforts with other federal, state and local law enforcement and fire service professionals. We also strive to engage ourselves with our regulated businesses, including the firearms and explosives industries, to address potential public safety issues. Our belief is that anything can be accomplished if we combine and focus our efforts on a single goal, and that overall goal is to provide safe and secure communities for our good citizens to live and thrive in.

The site has contact information for each of our outlying field offices and area offices, to include the contact information for key personnel for the Division office in Charlotte. I encourage you to get involved in your communities and contact the respective office in your area with any concerns that may be related to ATF and our mission. Thank you.

Zebedee T. Graham


Division Management Team

Zebedee T. Graham
Special Agent In Charge (SAC)
Tony Robbins
Assistant Special Agent In Charge (ASAC)
Melvin King
Assistant Special Agent In Charge (ASAC)
Carlton E. Bowers
Director of Industry Operations (DIO)
Earl Woodham
Public Information Officer (PIO)

Division Contact Information

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
6701 Carmel Road, Suite 200
Charlotte, North Carolina 28226 USA
Voice (704) 716-1800
Fax (704) 716-1801

ATF Offers $5000 Rewards for Gun Store Burglaries

August 5, 2010

Zebedee T. Graham, Special Agent in Charge of the Charlotte Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), has announced two separate rewards of up to $5,000 each for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for burglaries of the Ace Hardware at 935 South Fourth Street and Big Al’s Gun and Pawn at 328 South Fifth Street, Hartsville, South Carolina. Both are federally licensed firearms dealers. More »

Gaffney Man Sentenced on Gun Charges

June 17, 2010

United States Attorney William N. Nettles stated today that Eric Michael Shoemaker, age 48, of Gaffney, South Carolina, was sentenced June 16, 2010 in federal court in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922. United States District Judge Henry F. Floyd of Spartanburg sentenced Shoemaker to 24 months in federal prison. More »

Drug Conspiracy Members Sentenced to Federal Prison

June 16, 2010

The culmination of a two and one half-year federal investigation/prosecution into a drug-trafficking conspiracy which operated in Cleveland and Lincoln Counties of Western North Carolina occurred in U.S. District Court in Asheville on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 with the sentencing hearings of four criminal defendants presided over by U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger. More »

Lexington Residents Sentenced in Drug/Gun Conspiracy

June 15, 2010

United States Attorney William N. Nettles stated today that Nicholas Franklin, age 23, of Lexington, South Carolina, Johnya Franklin, age 27, of Lexington, South Carolina, age 31, of West Columbia, South Carolina, and Krista Jensen, age 27, of Lexington, South Carolina, were sentenced in federal court in Columbia, South Carolina, for their participation in a crack and powder cocaine drug conspiracy. Nicholas Franklin was sentenced on charges for trafficking firearms as well. More »

Fourteen Anson County Residents Charged With Narcotics Conspiracy, Armed Robbery, and Federal Firearms Violations

May 24, 2010

Eleven perpetrators allegedly involved in a conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine in Anson and Union Counties, two perpetrators who allegedly committed an armed robbery of the CQ Mart in Wadesboro, NC on January 11, 2010, and an individual alleged to have committed federal firearms offenses have been charged in three separate federal bills of indictment. More »

Glendale Man Sentenced in $3 Million Cigarette Smuggling Conspiracy

April 28, 2010

The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, George E.B. Holding, announced today that United States District Judge George H. King sentenced AVEDIS DJEREDJIAN, 41, of Glendale, California, to 87 months’ imprisonment followed by three years supervised release. The Court also ordered that DJEREDJIAN pay restitution in the amount of $3,236,617.50. Forfeiture in the same amount as restitution was also ordered. More »

Five Blackwater Employees Indicted

April 16, 2010

United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that today a Federal Grand Jury returned a 15-count Indictment charging four employees from Blackwater World-Wide. Included in the Indictment are GARY JACKSON, 52, former President; WILLIAM WHEELER MATHEWS, JR., 44, an attorney and former Executive Vice President and Vice President of Operations; ANDREW HOWELL, 44, General Counsel; ANA BUNDY, 45, former Vice President of Logistics and Procurement; and RONALD SLEZAK, 65, a former armorer. More »

Six Members of MS-13 Gang Convicted of Racketeering, Murder, Drug and Firearms Charges

January 26, 2010

Six members of a racketeering enterprise, called La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, were convicted today by a jury in U.S. District Court in Charlotte, N.C., of criminal charges that include racketeering, murder, attempted murder, assault, cocaine trafficking and numerous related federal firearms offenses, the Department of Justice announced. More »

ATF Offers $5,000 Reward for Gun Store Burglary Poster

January 22, 2010

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has announced a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the persons(s) responsible for the burglary of the Yard Shop at 522 Edgefield Road, Belvedere, South Carolina, a federally licensed firearms dealer. View the Reward Poster »

ATF Offers $5,000 Reward for Gun Store Burglary

January 19, 2010

Zebedee T. Graham, Special Agent in Charge of the Charlotte Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), has announced a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the burglary of the Yard Shop at 522 Edgefield Road, Belvedere, South Carolina, a federally licensed firearms dealer. More »

ATF Works Jointly With the National Pawn Brokers Association to Identify the Person(s) Responsible for Murdering an FFL and Recovering the Stolen Firearms

January 6, 2010

On December 28, 2009, a murder-robbery occurred at Granite Gun and Pawn, a licensed federal firearms dealer, 90 South Main Street, Granite Falls, North Carolina. A co-owner, Tony Meyer, was killed during the robbery. More »

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