6 arrested in gun retailer housebreaking spree that stole 300 firearms in Southern California

Six males have been arrested and charged with being a part of a bunch that used stolen automobiles to ram gun shops round Southern California and seize a complete of greater than 300 firearms.

The burglaries embody Fowler’s Gun Room in Orange, the place a bunch of males used a stolen Kia sedan, reversed it into the store and stole 70 firearms early Saturday morning, federal and native regulation enforcement officers stated.

The males are being charged with conspiracy to steal the weapons from the premises of federal firearms licensees, authorities stated. They may withstand 10 years in jail if convicted, stated Ciaran McEvoy, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

The shops have been:

• • • Chaparral Coin and Gun in Murrieta, California, on October 9, 2023, the place 43 firearms have been stolen,
    • Poway Weapons and Gear in Poway, California, on March 25, 2024, the place 78 firearms have been stolen,
    • Firearms Unknown in Oceanside, California on June 17, 2024, the place 33 firearms have been stolen,
    • Ammo Bros in Riverside, California on June 18, 2024, the place 25 firearms have been stolen,
    • Camarillo Gun Store in Camarillo, California on July 1, 2024, the place 63 firearms have been stolen, and
    • Fowler’s Gun Room in Orange, California, on July 13, 2024, the place 70 firearms have been stolen.

They additionally tried to interrupt in and steal firearms from further shops from Ammo Bros in Ontario on June 12, Fallbrook Guns and Ammo in Fallbrook on June 13 and Smokin Barrel Gun Store in Simi Valley on July 9, authorities stated.

The defendants are:

• • • • • Cross Arjay Goree, a.ok.a. “C3”, 18, of Lake Elsinore,
        • Caine Aiden Goree, 22, of Lake Elsinore,
        • Kenneth Gilmore III, a.ok.a. “Kenny”, 19, of Las Vegas,
        • Brendan Markel Hawkins, 19, of Lake Elsinore,
        • Calvin Logan Gray, 18, of Murietta, and
        • Kendall Eric Johnson, a.ok.a. “K3”, 23, of Lake Elsinore.

Cross Goree, Caine Goree and Johnson have been arrested Saturday after officers executed a federal search warrant at their Lake Elsinore house, McEvoy stated. While asserting their presence, officers stated they noticed Gilmore and Cross making an attempt to run from the again of the house. Both have been later detained.

While looking the house, officers discovered 45 firearms that had been stolen from Fowler’s Gun Room, two firearms that had been stolen from the Camarillo Gun Store, one stolen from Chaparral Coin and Gun and one stolen from Poway Weapons and Gear, McEvoy stated.

In every case, the suspects would use a stolen automobile, ram the storefront to get inside after which run in and smash show instances to steal the firearms.

The burglaries span about 9 months.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, San Diego Sheriff’s Department, and Orange Police Department are investigating.

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