A West Springfield, Massachusetts, man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor to conspiring to steal firearms from a federally licensed firearms dealer and stealing firearms from that dealer.
According to court records, in April 2022, Ryan Ansart, 22, and coconspirator Damiean Marcial-Alexander, 21, of Waterville, broke into a Waterville firearms dealer and stole multiple firearms, including a Glock, Model 17 Gen5 9mm pistol and a Smith & Wesson .38 special revolver.
According to an ATF Theft/Loss Report submitted by the store owner, 15 firearms in all were reported stolen: six revolvers and nine semi-automatic pistols. Evidence collected included Instagram and text messages planning the theft, including a map to the location from Marcial-Alexander’s apartment and photos of the two men holding some of the stolen firearms.
Ansart faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, followed by up to three years of supervised release.
A federal district judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. Marcial-Alexander pleaded guilty on May 30, 2024, and faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, followed by up to three years of supervised release.
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