Taunton Man Sentenced For Theft of 32 Guns
A Taunton man was sentenced today in federal court in connection with
the theft of thirty-two firearms from a licensed firearms dealer.
Un ited States Attorn ey Mi chael J . Sullivan ; Glenn N. An d erson, Special Agent in Charge
of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in New England; Taunton Police
Chief Raymond O'Berg; and Bristol County District Attorney Samuel Sutter, announced today
that ALFRED PERRY, age 24, of 9 Creedway Lane in Taunton, Massachusetts, was sentenced
by U.S. District Judge George A. O'Toole to 8 years in prison, to be followed by 3 years of
supervised release, and restitution of more than $13,000. On November 1, 2006, PERRY
pleaded guilty to a one-count Indictment charging him with theft of firearms from a licensed
firearms dealer.
At the earlier plea hearing the prosecutor told the Court that, had the case proceeded to
trial, the evidence would have proven that on August 12, 2005, PERRY participated in the theft
of thirty-two firearms from a licensed firearms dealer located in Taunton. PERRY and several
others entered Carr's Sporting Goods, located at 1452 Somerset Avenue in Taunton by forcing
open a side door. Carr's is a federally-licensed firearms dealer. The resulting investigation by
state and federal authorities recovered some of the firearms in the aftermath of the break-in at
crime scenes throughout southeastern Massachusetts.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,
and the Taunton Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Glenn A.
MacKinlay, Project Safe Neighborhoods and Anti-Gang Coordinator, in Sullivan's Major Crimes
Unit.
Press Contact: Samantha Martin (617) 748-3139
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