A third man involved in a scheme to break into a Virginia pawnshop and steal firearms was sentenced recently to 10 years in federal prison.
Ronald Perry, 42, of Radford, previously pled guilty to giving a firearm to a felon.
Several men, including defendants Perry, Malcolm Stanton and Michael Hall were charged with being involved in a burglary at a local pawn shop. Justin Cumbee and Austin Hixon were charged with being prohibited persons in possession of firearms.
Cumbee and Stanton were each sentenced to 10 years.
According to court documents, on Nov. 1, 2022, Perry broke into 1st Pawn in Fairlawn and stole approximately 15 firearms which he divided up with Stanton and Hall. Several of those guns were later illegally sold or traded for drugs.
Acting U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Lee and Anthony Spotswood, Special Agent in Charge of the Washington Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives made the announcement.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the United States Marshals Service, the Radford Police Department, and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case with assistance from the Pulaski County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, the Christiansburg Police Department, the Virginia State Police Search and Recovery Team, and the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kelly McGann and Lee Brett are prosecuting the case.
United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
