Philadelphia Man Sentenced In Illegal Gun Sale In Bensalem

BENSALEM, PA — A Philadelphia man was sentenced to state prison in the illegal sale of a firearm to an undercover police officer in Bensalem in 2020.

Common Pleas Judge Brian T. McGuffin on Wednesday sentenced Xzayvien Jenkins, 29, to three to six years in state prison on charges of carrying a firearm without a license and the illegal transfer of a firearm. Jenkins pleaded guilty to both the third-degree felony and second-degree misdemeanor on Oct. 20.

Jenkins will also serve a consecutive two-to-12-month sentence on related charges, according to court documents.

Jenkins was arrested in December 2020 after selling a .40-caliber Hi-Point handgun, along with ammunition, to an undercover police officer on Bristol Pike, according to court documents.

Jenkins was previously convicted of two gun-related charges in Philadelphia and served time on one of the charges. Jenkins was arrested in Bensalem on suspicion of retail theft in 2019.

Jenkin's arrest came after the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office was awarded a Gun Violence Reduction Grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency in the fall, which provided aid to police departments who investigate gun-related crimes.

"I have committed our resources to focus on investigating and prosecuting straw firearms purchases, gun crimes and gun violence over the next four years," District Attorney Matt Weintraub said. "This case is but one example of the progress we are making in this regard."