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Gun Thief Caught in New Hampshire
A Haverhill, Massachusetts man is heading to prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to steal firearms from a federal firearms licensee in New Hampshire.
Gary Ortiz, Jr., 19, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to steal firearms from a federal firearms licensee in federal court in Concord.
According to prosecutors, Ortiz and his co-conspirators broke into Second Amendment Outdoors in Derry, New Hampshire on December 8, 2021 and stole 12 firearms—11 pistols and one rifle.
Videos recovered from the phone of a co-conspirator show Ortiz holding the stolen firearms, and messages recovered from Ortiz’s phone show searches for Second Amendment Outdoors before the burglary, as well as, searches for news about the burglary afterward.
Additional text messages from Ortiz’s phone show that he was attempting to sell a firearm hours after the burglary.
Ortiz and one of his co-conspirators, Jaythean Diaz, were indicted on July 11, 2022. Diaz pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to steal firearms from a federal firearms licensee and is scheduled to be sentenced on July 25, 2023.
The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence in communities across the country.
Ortiz is scheduled to be sentenced on August 10, 2023 and faces a maximum of 5 years in prison, 3 years of supervised release, a maximum fine of $250,000 and restitution in an amount to be determined at sentencing.
Key Facts
- State: New Hampshire
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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