Two Denver men were arrested late last month and a third is in custody as suspects in metro-area gun store smash-and-grab thefts of firearms.
Darnell Hudgens and Kendall Crockett, both 23, both of Denver, and Giavanni Edward Miles, 21, residence unknown, allegedly stole firearms and conspired with others in an Aug. 10 , according to a news release from the U.S. attorney’s office for Colorado.
in Thornton, the release said.
They’ve been charged by indictment with possessing stolen firearms, conspiracy to steal firearms from a federal firearm licensee, and disposal of the weapons.
“These are not property crimes. These are life and death crimes. Stolen guns go straight into the hands of criminals, not hunters and target shooters,” said acting U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer said. “The people who bring this violence into our communities will be introduced to federal justice, up close and personal, for a long time.”
The attorney’s office, ATF agents and local law enforcement officials were involved in the investigation and arrests. As of Tuesday, 16 suspects have been from federal firearms licensees along the Front Range. Cases are pending.
This year more than 400 firearms have been stolen in Colorado.
