2 Arrested Following Gun Trafficking Investigation

Buffalo, NY – Erie County Sheriff John C. Garcia reports the arrest of two individuals on March 29 for weapon charges.

At approximately 4 p.m. Tuesday, Deputies and Detectives with the Erie County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics and Intelligence Unit and the GIVE Grant, with assistance from the Buffalo Police Intelligence Unit, arrested 49-year-old Sean Joyner and 45-year-old Calvin Caurthon in the Bailey and Broadway area of Buffalo.

The arrests follow an investigation into illegal gun trafficking activity in the area.

A previously convicted felony, Joyner is charged with a felony count of criminal possession of a loaded firearm.

Caurthon is charged with a felony count of criminal possession of a loaded firearm and a felony count of criminal possession of a defaced/concealed firearm.

Both defendants are remanded to the Erie County Holding Center pending their arraignment.