A Rochester man was sentenced in federal court following a guilty plea for theft of firearms.
Justin Overholser, 40, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after pleading guilty to theft of firearms from a federal firearms licensee. The sentence was announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Overholser was sentenced to 33 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release.
According to documents in the case, in September 2021, Overholser broke into the store of a federal firearms licensee and stole 11 firearms and several boxes of ammunition. He caused over $2,000 in damage and left the store with firearms valued at over $10,000.00. Overholser later sold the stolen guns for drugs and money.
Last year, multiple agencies worked together to serve a warrant at 1628 West 1000 South in Fulton County. During the residential search multiple items were found connected to burglaries and illegal narcotics use.
Overholser was charged with two Level 5 felonies and two other Level 6 felonies connected to two September burglaries at Dunham’s Sporting Goods in Logansport.
This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with the assistance of the Indiana State Police and the Logansport Police Department.
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