2nd Suspect In Theft Of 53 Guns From Springfield Gun Store Arrested

SPRINGFIELD, VA — Fairfax County police have charged a second man in connection with the April 29 burglary of a gun store in Springfield, where 53 guns were stolen.

Victor Jones, 22, of Washington, D.C., was identified as the second of four suspects involved in the burglary of Dominion Defense in the 7200 block of Fullerton Road in Springfield. Police obtained warrants against Jones for burglary while armed with a deadly weapon and grand larceny of a firearm, police said Monday.

Last Tuesday, Jones was extradited from Maryland to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center and is being held on no bond, according to police.

Earlier this month, Fairfax County police arrested Cedric Minger, 20, of Brandywine, Maryland in connection with the burglary of the Springfield gun store.

At a bond hearing for Minger on June 2, the Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Office said one of the guns stolen from the Springfield gun store was taken by a juvenile to a school. FOX5 reported Friday that the gun was taken to a school in D.C.

The student aimed the gun at another student and pulled the trigger, but the gun was not loaded, Fairfax County Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Ashleigh Landers Sutton said at Minger's bond hearing.

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The burglary of Dominion Defense occurred between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. on Saturday, April 29, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Three masked men were seen on security footage getting into the business through a small opening above the door, police said.

After getting into the gun store, the suspects stole the 53 firearms — a combination of AR-style weapons, handguns and silences, according to police. A fourth masked men remained outside as a lookout. The suspects left the gun store in a gray Acura four-door sedan with no front license plate.

To date, 15 out of 53 guns stolen in the burglary have been recovered, police said.

Fairfax County police, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the National Shooting Sports Foundation are partnering on the case and are offering a reward of up to $11,000 for information that leads to the arrest of the other two suspects.

The public can contact the FCPD's West Springfield Police District at 703-644-7377 if they have information about the gun store burglary. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477), and by web.

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