Meaux Guns (formerly Red Jacket Firearms) burglarized early Monday

[Suburbazine]

Still no word on a alarm system???

The building is equipped with an alarm system. Whether or not it was armed is a different matter, or maybe someone put a Post-It note with the code next to the keypad. I doubt these crooks were sophisticated enough to have defeated it.

 

[Jack]

From the reports I've seen they said a employee came in early and found it. So If that's correct either they didn't have a alarm or it didn't work

Or they didn't turn it on.

 

[George]

Stand by!

 

[charlie12]

Stand by!

Standing

 

[Broke]

http://www.wbrz.com/news/3-charged-with-gun-store-heist

BATON ROUGE - Police say they have arrested three men believed to be behind the burglary of more than 50 guns from a Baton Rouge firearms retailer.

Investigators said 19-year-old Charles Evans, 23-year-old Geno Lyons and 19-year-old Oneal Thompson were taken into custody last night and charged with simple burglary and theft of a firearm.

Hope they live a long time in jail.

 

[Emperor]

A total of 82 guns were stolen between the pair of burglaries with 50 of those firearms coming from Meaux Guns. 11 of the guns and accessories were recovered Wednesday night.

Only 13% recovered.

And this?!?

charged with simple burglary and theft of a firearm.

Seems like some weak consequences to me.

 

[DAVE_M]

A total of 82 guns were stolen between the pair of burglaries with 50 of those firearms coming from Meaux Guns. 11 of the guns and accessories were recovered Wednesday night.

Only 13% recovered.

And this?!?



Seems like some weak consequences to me.

They will be back on the streets and I would not be surprised if the other guns were already sold and are all over the state by now.

 

[Broke]

I'm sure there are some federal charges also which are going to be a pretty big deal. They don't usually let these guys off light.

 

[Emperor]

They will be back on the streets and I would not be surprised if the other guns were already sold and are all over the state by now.

I'm sure there are some federal charges also which are going to be a pretty big deal. They don't usually let these guys off light.

Let's make this thread a "Sticky" and follow our 3 Life Coaches as they meander through the legal system!

I'm with DAVE_M though, they will be hard at their careers again in no time.

 

[swampfoxx]

Snitches get stitches. One of them will likely get the death penalty.

 

[Mojo Rider]

They will be back on the streets and I would not be surprised if the other guns were already sold and are all over the state by now.

Stay tuned..
The missing weapons will turn up in the next "Thuggin' it and Luvin' it" video.

 

[jessopher]

The new advocate aritcle is the best one I've read yet,they have gotten the most facts right so far.

 

[RedStickChick]

via The Advocate

Baton Rouge police arrested three men Wednesday in the theft of bayonets, suppressors, boxes of ammunition and 50 firearms, including large-caliber and custom-made guns, stolen during a recent burglary of a gun store, police said.

Burglars on July 6 broke through a back wall to get into Meaux Guns and Ammo on Mammoth Avenue in Baton Rouge, according to an affidavit of probable cause.

The store was formerly known as Red Jacket Firearms, the setting for the reality show *Sons of Guns* that was renamed after former owner Will Hayden was accused last year of raping a child.

Surveillance cameras recorded three or four masked men stealing the 50 guns and weapon accessories, the affidavit states.

Three days later, officers tried to pull over a car driven by Charles Kieran Evans, 19, for a faulty light, according to the report.

Evans took off and led police on a chase but eventually was caught. Officers found firearm rounds in his pocket and a box of rare ammunition in his car, the report states.

Police connected the ammunition to the Meaux Guns burglary, in part because the hand-written price tag matched handwriting used in the store.

Evans at first told police he found the boxes of ammunition.

In a police interview Wednesday, though, Evans confessed to participating in the Meaux Guns burglary, according to the report.

He also named two accomplices, Geno Eugene Lyons, 23, and Oneal Nicholas Thompson, 19.

All three were arrested Wednesday on counts of simple burglary and theft of a firearm, Baton Rouge police said in a news release.

Officers also believe the three were responsible for the burglary of Bowie Outfitters on Perkins Road and the attempted burglary of Hebert’s Guns in Gonzales also in July, the release states.

On June 9, 32 firearms were stolen from Bowie Outfitters.

Evans told police the trio participated in the two burglaries and the attempted burglary, according to the affidavit.

DNA from a pair of sunglasses found at Hebert’s Guns matched Evans, and a cigarette butt found in a stolen vehicle used in the Bowie Outfitters burglary had Lyon’s DNA, officers wrote.

After reviewing Meaux and Hebert’s Guns surveillance tapes, detectives said Evans appeared to be wearing the *same unique capri pants* during both burglaries.

Eighty-two guns were stolen between the burglaries at Meaux’s and Bowie Outfitters, said L’Jean McKneely, a police spokesman. He said police recovered 11 guns along with accessories when they made the arrests Wednesday and are searching for the 71 firearms still missing.

 

[Broke]

The most disturbing part of that is that a man wears capri pants

 

[hunter5567]

The most disturbing part of that is that a man wears capri pants

At least it wasn't yoga pants or leotards !!!

I guess Meaux Guns is now Less Guns.

 

[slogoat]

The most disturbing part of that is that a man wears capri pants

It was more likely regular shorts hung at half mast.

 

[Mojo Rider]

We should all be thankful for smart police work and stupid criminals.

 

[Broke]

It was more likely regular shorts hung at half mast.

Awesome

 

[Suburbazine]

The most disturbing part of that is that a man wears capri pants

I guess Meaux Guns is now Less Guns.

I guess they got Broke in too.

 

[pyreaux]

Heard someone at a snowball stand near my house discussing how he was upset that they didn't tell him they had them, cause he would have "held" a few for them so his kids could have them. There's some awesome folks out there!