Maceo Royster, Emmanuel Hargrove Guy, and Lacedric McMillon, Gun Store Burglary, North Carolina 2016

Three men were sentenced to prison for burglarizing a gun store in Cornelius, North Carolina.

Maceo Royster, 20, Emmanuel Hargrove Guy, 19, and Lacedric McMillon, 23, all of Charlotte, were sentenced to 60 months, 57 months, and 40 months in prison, respectively.

The defendants were also ordered by U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr. to serve three years under court supervision upon completion of their prison terms.

According to court records, the three men conspired to burglarize The Range at Lake Norman, a gun store located in Cornelius, on October 23, 2016. They broke into the store, grabbed rifles and pistols, and fled the scene.

After evading law enforcement, the men were later arrested and two bags containing 22 firearms stolen from the gun store were recovered.

Royster, Guy, and McMillon pleaded guilty to one count of theft from the premises of a person licensed to engage in the business of importing, manufacturing, and dealing in firearms.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Charlotte thanked the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Cornelius Police Department for investigating the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Dillon was in charge of the prosecution.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/three-sentenced-burglary-gun-store