PILOT MOUNTAIN, N.C. — Four people are facing charges after two gun shop break-ins in Yadkin and Surry County Thursday.
18-year-old Jamarion Malachi-Javaughn Jones and three other juveniles were arrested.
Officials said a search warrant was executed for a home on Motsinger Drive in Winston-Salem where the stolen guns were found. Three of the four were arrested at Hanes Mall.
Investigators believe the two gun shop break-ins are connected. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced a reward of up to $5,000 in the case.
The first break-in happened on October 31 at Foothills Firearms and Ammo in Yadkinville. The ATF said the suspects crashed a car into the front of the business and got away with multiple guns.
The second break-in happened on November 7 at Red Oak Outfitters LLC in Pilot Mountain. The ATF said the suspects once again crashed a car into the business and got away with guns.
Jones is being charged with 28 counts of felony larceny of a firearm, three counts of felony conspiracy, felony breaking and entering. His bond is set for $1,000,000. He is set to appear in court on Nov. 23.
Investigators believe both cars used in the break-ins were stolen.
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The ATF is working with the Yadkinville Police Department, the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation, the Pilot Mountain Police Department, and the Winston-Salem Police Department on this ongoing investigation.
Anyone with information about these thefts should contact ATF at 1-888-ATF-TIPS (888-283-8477). Information can also be sent to ATFTips@atf.gov, or through ATF’s website at www.atf.gov/contact/atf-tips. All tips will remain anonymous.
