A former Windham couple, Theodore ‘Ted’ Thomes, 56, and his wife Renee Thomes, 52, have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a firearms trafficking scheme.
On December 17, 2014, U.S. District Court Judge D. Brock Hornby sentenced Ted Thomes to 27 months in prison and three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of firearms.
Renee Thomes received a 30-day prison sentence and three years of supervised release for illegally transferring those firearms to an out-of-state resident.
According to evidence presented at the plea and sentencing hearings, the couple stole several handguns belonging to a Windham neighbor for whom they were serving as caretakers in 2011.
In December 2011, Ted Thomes, a convicted felon who had been convicted in Maine in 2009 for being a felon in possession of firearms, took the stolen handguns to the home of another neighbor for safekeeping.
In June 2012, Renee Thomes retrieved the stolen handguns and illegally gave them to a New Hampshire auctioneer to be sold. The firearms were auctioned in July 2012 and the couple received about $11,000 in sales proceeds.
The investigation was conducted by the Windham Police Department; the Maine Attorney General’s Office; and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee is handling the case.
Related Federal Cases
- Theodore Ted Thomes, Felon in Possession of Firearms, Maine 2023 · New Hampshire
- Jamie Figueroa, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Maine 2013 · New Hampshire
- Timothy Daniel Davis, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Maine 2016 · New Hampshire
- John T. Hines, Unlawful Possession of Firearms, Maine 2016 · Washington
- Moses Okot, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Maine 2015 · Washington
Key Facts
- State: Maine
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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