Man charged with trying to buy shotgun when not allowed
MANSFIELD – Bruce G. Nance, 32, of 115 Scouten Hill Road, Wellsboro, was charged by state police with unsworn falsification to authorities recently.
According to documents filed at District Judge James Carlson’s office, Nance tried to purchase a Mossberg Flex 12 gauge shotgun Nov. 3, when he is prohibited from possessing a weapon due to an active protection from abuse order. He was issued a summons to appear at a Dec. 18 preliminary hearing.