A Monroe County man pleaded guilty to illegally purchasing guns at dealers throughout the county, including Brodheadsville.

Windall Mitchell, 34, of East Stroudsburg, pleaded guilty on Dec. 18 before U.S. District Court Judge Julia K. Munley.

According to U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Mitchell admitted to conspiring with his girlfriend, Yesenia Ramos, 43, of Stroudsburg, to provide false information to federally licensed firearms dealers regarding the purchases of 10 firearms between May 15, 2021, and June 14, 2022, in Monroe County.

The guns were purchased from various licensed firearms dealers in Monroe County, including Dunkelberger’s Sports Outfitters in Stroudsburg and Brodheadsville, Pocono Mountain Firearms in Scotrun, The Gun Place in East Stroudsburg, and Lopez Firearms in Pocono Summit.

The investigation began after one of the purchased firearms was recovered from another person by police in New York City.

The charge against the defendants resulted from an investigation conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the Pennsylvania State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert J. O’Hara is prosecuting the case.

The maximum prison sentence under federal law for conspiring to make false statements to firearms dealers is five years.