The executive director of the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport who was killed in a shootout with federal agents raiding his Arkansas home was illegally dealing guns, according to a newly released affidavit explaining the raid.
Bryan Malinowski, 53, was being actively investigated for buying and reselling more than 150 guns between May 2021 and February 2024 without a dealer’s license, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) stated in a heavily redacted affidavit made public Thursday.
About six of the weapons were found after being linked to a crime, and undercover federal agents bought three more from Malinowski at Arkansas gun shows, according to the affidavit.