Alex Boyd, Gun Shop Burglary, Minnesota 2016

Millville, MN - In a brazen heist, three individuals have been charged with stealing and attempting to sell approximately 75 guns from the Millville Rod and Gun Shop in Millville, Minnesota.

Alex Boyd, 38, who is a convicted felon, was also charged with illegally possessing a firearm.

The indictment was unsealed yesterday in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minn.

According to the indictment and documents filed in court, on September 1, 2016, Trinity James Wicka, 19, and others met and decided to rob the Millville Rod and Gun Shop. Early the next morning, Wicka and two of his associates robbed the gun shop by kicking in the door and breaking into glass display cases. They stole approximately 75 firearms, most of which were handguns.

On the evening of September 2, 2016, Boyd and three other individuals committed two aggravated robberies in Winona, Minn., while in possession of stolen guns from the Millville Rod and Gun Shop.

A juvenile male was found in possession of 15 handguns that had all been stolen during the Millville Gun Shop burglary on September 16, 2016.

This case is the result of an investigation conducted by U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office, Winona County Sheriff’s Office, Winona Police Department, and the Winona County Attorney’s Office.

Assistant U.S. Attorney David Steinkamp is prosecuting the case.

The defendants have been charged with the following crimes:

• Alex Boyd, 38
• Conspiracy to possess and distribute stolen firearms, 1 count
• Possession of stolen firearms, 1 count
• Felon in possession of a firearm, 1 count
• Sasha Marie Erdner, 30
• Conspiracy to possess and distribute stolen firearms, 1 count
• Possession of stolen firearms, 1 count
• Trinity James Wicka, 19, Winona, Minn.
• Conspiracy to possess and distribute stolen firearms, 1 count
• Possession of stolen firearms, 1 count

Defendant Information:

• Alex Boyd, 38
• Sasha Marie Erdner, 30
• Trinity James Wicka, 19, Winona, Minn.

Case Details:

• State: Minnesota
• Title: Three Charged in Millville Gun Shop Robbery
• Content: United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger announced an indictment charging Alex Boyd, 38, Sasha Marie Erdner, 30, and Trinity James Wicka, 19, with stealing and attempting to sell approximately 75 guns.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/three-charged-millville-gun-shop-robbery