Man admits kidnapping Michigan store manager in scheme to steal 123 guns

A antheral has pleaded blameworthy successful a chaotic strategy to bargain 123 handguns by kidnapping the manager of a Michigan sporting goods store

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. -- A antheral pleaded blameworthy Tuesday successful a wild strategy to bargain 123 handguns by kidnapping the manager of a Michigan sporting goods store and threatening him astatine gunpoint to uncover however to crook disconnected the alarm.

“Darnell Bishop’s brazen crimes, if successful, would person flooded the streets of Benton Harbor and beyond with amerciable firearms,” U.S. Attorney Mark Totten said.

Bishop admitted that helium and his member handcuffed and blindfolded the Dunham's Sports manager astatine the victim's location past November and forced him to uncover however to disable the alarm.

Bishop said helium went to the store and stole 2 coolers, sunglasses and 123 guns portion accomplice Dontrell Nance stayed with the Dunham's manager successful a car. Evidence included store video of the theft.

Bishop pleaded blameworthy to kidnapping and brandishing a firearm during a transgression of violence. Nance pleaded blameworthy to the aforesaid charges successful April. They look up to beingness successful prison.

Investigators identified 1 of the men aft helium tried to transportation wealth from the manager’s slope relationship with a currency app.

The guns were worthy much than $100,000, according to the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. All person been recovered.

The Dunham's store is adjacent Benton Harbor, 100 miles (160.9 kilometers) eastbound of Chicago.