Upper Chichester man accused of illegal firearms sales at Oaks gun show

NORRISTOWN » A Delaware County man illegally sold firearms to undercover agents when he set up shop in his car outside a gun show in Upper Providence, Montgomery County, and threatened to kill himself with a handgun when police moved in, according to authorities.

Kevin L. Stillman, 48, of the 700 block of Bethel Avenue, Upper Chichester, was arraigned on Tuesday before District Court Judge Cathleen Kelly Rebar on charges of firearm sale to an ineligible person, recklessly endangering another person and dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities in connection with the 9:35 a.m. Feb. 10 incident on the parking lot of the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in the Oaks section of Upper Providence.

Stillman was unable to post $500,000 cash bail and was remanded to the county jail to await his March 6 preliminary hearing before Rebar of Lower Providence.

With the charges, authorities alleged Stillman sold two firearms to an undercover detective, who was posing as an interested buyer who could not legally possess a firearm. A search of Stillman’s vehicle uncovered three rifles, six handguns, about 1,000 rounds of ammunition and multiple cardboard signs advertising firearms for sale, detectives alleged.

“Know this: If you come to Montgomery County to buy and sell guns illegally, beware. We are vigilant about keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, and we are partnering with the state’s Attorney General’s Office and federal ATF agents to stop those sales,

arrest the individuals involved and seek long, mandatory sentences,” District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said.

A separate search of Stillman’s home uncovered 10 long guns, two handguns and thousands of rounds of ammunition, Steele added.

As detectives moved in to arrest Stillman he brandished a Glock 40-caliber handgun and threatened to kill himself.

“Stillman then stood next to his vehicle with the firearm pointed underneath his chin. Stillman continuously yelled, ‘I’m not going to jail,’” detectives wrote in the arrest affidavit, adding that after 25 minutes authorities were able to deescalate the situation and

take Stillman into custody.

Stillman had been in an unidentified secure facility until he was formally arraigned on Tuesday, officials said.

Stillman’s activities were thwarted by detectives from the county’s Violent Crime Unit, who investigate and identify vendors or customers involved in the illegal sale or purchase of firearms. The investigation also included Upper Providence police and the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Gun Violence Task Force.

The investigation began when detectives, who were at the Eagle Arms Gun Show at the Expo Center, were advised by center employees that a man was

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