Naushad Khan, Stealing Firearms, Delaware 2022

A 24-year-old Wilmington man has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for stealing numerous guns from a federal firearms licensee.

Nashad Khan, 24, broke into American Sportsman, a federally licensed firearms dealer in Newark, on three separate occasions between early morning hours of May 31, 2020.

During the first burglary, Khan remained outside as his co-conspirators broke into the store and removed as many handguns and shotguns as they could in two minutes. Khan then returned with two additional co-conspirators and broke into the store two more times.

Naushad Khan was the only individual present during all three burglaries. Eleven stolen firearms have since been recovered by law enforcement, but the location of the remaining two dozen guns is unknown.

The government argued for an enhanced sentence based on two aggravating factors: first, that the firearms were stolen during the civil unrest related to George Floyd’s murder; and second, that the stolen firearms were likely sold to persons who could not legally possess guns.

‘Ready access to illegal guns endangers lives. Stolen guns give dangerous felons the ability to destroy our communities, shot by shot,’ said U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christopher L. de Barrena-Sarobe and Daniel Logan prosecuted the case. The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with assistance from the Delaware State Police.

Khan’s co-defendants Nahsiem McInstosh and Derris Lloyd have pled guilty and are pending sentencing. Investigators continue to search for the remaining firearms and investigate the involvement of the two additional, currently unidentified, co-conspirators.

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