Maryland Man Sentenced In Theft Of 50 Guns From Virginia Store That Were Later Sold

ALEXANDRIA, VA — A Maryland man has been sentenced in connection to the theft of 50 firearms from a Springfield, Virginia, business, one which was sold and later recovered from an elementary school student.

According to court documents, on April 29, 2023, Victor Jones, 22, of Washington, D.C., Cedric Minger, 22, of Brandywine, Maryland, and two other co-conspirators drove a stolen Acura ILX from Washington, D.C., to an FFL in Springfield, Virginia, with the intention of breaking in and stealing firearms. After initial attempts to gain entry, including shooting a round at the door with a firearm, were unsuccessful, Minger was able to wriggle his way through an opening at the top of the doorframe. Once inside, Minger quickly grabbed firearms from around the store and passed them through the door to Jones and the others, who then loaded them into the stolen Acura ILX, court documents showed.

Jones, Minger and their co-conspirators then drove the stolen firearms to Washington, D.C., and tried to sell them. One of the stolen firearms was recovered from a student at an elementary school.

Jones and Minger pleaded guilty June 20 to conspiracy to steal firearms from an FFL and stealing firearms from an FFL. On Sept. 4, Jones was sentenced to nine years in prison. Minger has been sentenced to nine years and six months in prison.