Steal 23 guns - get 13 months in jail

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Wow......the Feds are really punishing this criminal for stealing 23 guns........NOT

So much for being tough on criminal and guns........

Notice criminal left the state while released on Bond and got re arrested again, along with aggravated assault on a police officer.


http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/trib.../s_583865.html

Jeannette man sentenced to prison for sports store gun theft

A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Jeannette man to a year and a month in prison for stealing guns in a smash-and-grab burglary at a Delmont sporting goods store.

Justin Carroll, 22, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Gustave Diamond. He ordered Carroll to pay restitution of $1,696.22 to Donegal Insurance Group and $250 to John Anderson, owner of the Delmont Sports Shop.

Police discovered someone had broken into the store on Jan. 7, smashed a glass display case and stole 23 weapons, including gold-plated decorative pistols and other handguns. Within 30 hours, investigators recovered the weapons -- worth $10,325 -- from Carroll's residence.

"You got me," Carroll told investigators the next day when they arrested him, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Carroll pleaded guilty in May to stealing firearms from a federally licensed dealer.
Along with the weapons, police recovered several other items, including stolen jewelry.

Murrysville police connected Carroll to smash-and-grab robberies at two other stores. When interviewing Carroll about those robberies, investigators noticed the tread on his New Balance sneakers were similar to imprints left at the Delmont crime scene, court records state. Forensic investigators determined the shoes and prints matched.

While Carroll was released on bond, Kansas police arrested him Jan. 20 after a high-speed chase in that state. Carroll is charged in Kansas with burglary, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, fleeing and eluding, possessing a controlled substance and criminal damage to property, the ATF said.