Three Connecticut men found guilty for scheming the theft of several assault rifles
March 11th, 2010 - 1:24 am ICT by BNO NewsHARTFORD, CONNECTICUT (BNO NEWS) – Three Connecticut men were found guilty after trying to steal several assault rifles, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Michael Stinson, 52, his son, Eugene Stinson, 33, both from Bridgeport, Connecticut and David Harvin, 28, of Stratford, Connecticut, were arrested during their attempt to steal 29 firearms from American Precision Manufacturing Company (APM) in Ansonia, which assembles guns for Century Arms of Vermont.
Agents investigating the matter received information from an individual who had worked at APM, stating that he had provided Eugene Stinson with information on how he could steal firearms from APM. Agents subsequently arranged a sting operation.
Agents, with the cooperation of the informant, arranged recorded telephone calls to Eugene Stinson, who agreed to meet at APM, where they did extensive planning of the firearms theft. On October 21, 2009, law enforcement officers witnessed Michael Stinson and Harvin arrive at APM, enter the building, and pack 29 firearms into four duffel bags, placing two of the bags in their vehicle, but officers arrested them before they could gather the other duffel bag.
Eugene Stinson was arrested the following morning.
Michael and Eugene Stinson each face a maximum term of 15 years in prison. In addition, Michael Stinson’s criminal history, which includes a 1994 federal conviction for armed robbery of a U.S. postal station, exposes him to a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 15 years and a maximum term of life for possessing firearms after being convicted of a felony offense.
Harvin faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 25 years.
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