INDIANAPOLIS, IN – A brazen inside job at a major shipping company has landed four Indianapolis men in federal court, accused of stealing and illegally trafficking over 200 firearms. The scheme, which allegedly ran for over a year, funneled stolen guns onto the streets, fueling the city’s ongoing violence, according to federal prosecutors.
Bruce A. Williams II, 31, Zackary Dean Doss, 26, and Kevin Todd Jones, Jr. 21, have been charged with Conspiracy to Receive, Possess, Store, or Sell Stolen Firearms. Williams and Doss face additional charges of Possession of Firearms by a Felon, while Jones is charged with Possession or Sale of a Stolen Firearm. A fourth man, Ryan Hurt, 28, has been charged in a related criminal complaint with Possession of Stolen Firearms. Authorities say Williams and others worked at the shipping company, using their positions to identify and pilfer gun shipments.
According to court documents, the conspiracy began on or before March 2, 2022. The insiders allegedly identified firearm shipments at the Indianapolis terminal, stole the weapons, and then arranged for their sale. Some of the stolen firearms were reportedly kept for personal use. Doss and Jones, both previously convicted felons prohibited from possessing firearms, allegedly purchased stolen guns from the group and resold them to others. The feds are now scrambling to trace the weapons and determine where they ended up.
On April 19, 2023, ATF agents and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) raided Hurt’s residence, recovering two stolen firearms. Hurt was arrested and charged. As of today, Williams, Doss, and Hurt have made their initial court appearances. Williams and Doss are being held by the U.S. Marshal Service pending a detention hearing, while Hurt has been released on GPS monitoring. Kevin Jones, Jr., remains at large, and authorities are urging anyone with information on his whereabouts to contact Crime Stoppers at 317-262-TIPS (8477).
“Thefts of firearms from interstate shipping are a significant source of the guns that drive the bloodshed in our streets,” stated U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers. “This investigation and prosecution demonstrate that our office is determined to work with ATF and IMPD to get illegal guns out of the hands of dangerous criminals and to hold gun traffickers accountable.” To date, law enforcement has recovered approximately 33 of the stolen firearms, but the search continues for the remaining 167+ weapons.
If convicted of the conspiracy charge, each of the defendants faces up to 5 years in federal prison. The Possession of Firearms by a Felon and Possession of Stolen Firearms charges each carry a potential sentence of up to 10 years in federal prison. Sentencing will be determined by a federal district court judge, taking into account U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. The investigation is ongoing, and authorities are asking anyone who may have unknowingly purchased a stolen firearm to contact Crime Stoppers at 317-262-TIPS (8477).
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