Mass. man pleads guilty to stealing more than 40 guns from NH dealers

A Methuen man plead guilty to the role he played in a plot to steal over 40 guns from licensed New Hampshire gun dealers in fall of 2021.In federal...

January 6, 2023
10:14 PM

A Methuen man plead guilty to the role he played in a plot to steal over 40 guns from licensed New Hampshire gun dealers in fall of 2021.In federal court Tuesday, Johariel Quezada, 19, of Methuen, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to steal firearms charge. According to the New Hampshire U.S. Attorney's Office. Quezada admitted to conspiring with two other Massachusetts men to steal firearms from three New Hampshire federal firearms licensees.During the course of the plot, more than 40 firearms were stolen from three New Hampshire licensed firearm dealers: Milford Firearms in Milford, Second Amendment Arms in Windham, and MacPhearson Firearms in Brentwood — all southern New Hampshire establishments within roughly half an hour of Manchester.

Tristan Smith