Demontra Sharod Lucear, Federal Firearms Burglary, Georgia 2015

Rome, Ga. - In a shocking turn of events, Demontra Sharod Lucear, a 29-year-old from Atlanta, has been convicted by a jury of conspiring to steal guns from federally licensed firearms dealers and to possessing stolen firearms.

The guilty verdict comes after a lengthy investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and local law enforcement agencies. Lucear and his co-defendants burglarized seven federally licensed firearms dealers and attempted to burglarize three more between October and November 2015.

The crew stole a staggering 132 firearms, which they later sold to others. Law enforcement officers recovered several of the firearms during criminal arrests.

Lucear's co-defendants previously pleaded guilty to various charges, including theft of firearms and conspiracy to steal firearms.

According to U.S. Attorney Byung J. 'BJay' Pak, the charges and other information presented in court: Lucear and his six co-defendants burglarized seven federally licensed firearms dealers, and attempted to burglarize three more, between October and November 2015. In all, the crew stole 132 firearms which they later sold to others. Law enforcement officers recovered several of the firearms during criminal arrests.

On July 18, 2016, Eric Jerome Moore pleaded guilty to theft of firearms from a federally licensed firearms dealer and to being a felon in possession of a firearm; On June 24, 2016, Jakeisia Miller pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal firearms; On July 25, 2016, Dillon James Leborgne pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal firearms, and theft of firearms, from a federally licensed firearms dealer; On August 1, 2016, Jacquez Miller pleaded guilty to theft of firearms from a federally licensed firearms dealer; On November 14, 2016, Jameel Yusuff Drinkard pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal firearms, and theft of firearms, from a federally licensed firearms dealer, and to being a felon in possession of a firearm; and On November 17, 2016, Terry Eugene Brown pled guilty to conspiracy to steal firearms, and three counts of theft of firearms, from a federally licensed firearms dealer.

Demontra Sharod Lucear, 29, of Atlanta, Georgia, is scheduled for sentencing on January 6, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. before United States District Judge Mark H. Cohen.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/final-member-federal-firearms-dealer-burglary-crew-convicted-following-jury-trial