BOSTON – Two individuals pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Worcester in connection with the sale of machineguns and handguns stolen from the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Worcester.
Tyrone James, 29, and Ashlee Bigsbee, 27, of Dorchester, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess, store and sell stolen firearms; the possession and sale of stolen firearms; and lying to federal agents. Tyrone James also pleaded guilty to being a convicted felon in possession of firearms.
On the night of Nov. 14, 2015, co-defendant James Morales broke into a weapons vault inside the Lincoln Stoddard United States Army Reserve Center on Lake Avenue North in Worcester and stole six M-4 Carbines and ten M-11 handguns.
On Nov. 18, 2015, Morales was located and arrested in Long Island, N.Y. Inside Morales’ vehicle, agents found four of the stolen M-4 Carbines and two of the stolen M-11 handguns. A fifth M-4 Carbine and two handguns were later turned in to the New York City Police Department by a concerned citizen.
U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman scheduled James’s sentencing for March 16, 2017, and Bigsbee’s sentencing for March 15, 2017.
The charges of being a felon in possession, possession of a machinegun, and possession of stolen weapons provide for a sentence of no greater than 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000 on each count.
Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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