Hartford Man Charged In Theft From Gun Warehouse: Feds

HARTFORD, CT — A Hartford man has been charged with stealing guns from a South Windsor warehouse, according to a statement from federal prosecutors. Shameik Camara, 32, was charged with receipt and possession of items from an interstate shipment, possession of firearms by a felon, and possession of stolen firearms.

Each charge carries a maximum prison term of 10 years.

According to prosecutors, in August, a shipment of 50 Zigana, Model PX-9G2 pistols was stolen from R&L Carriers, a national freight shipping company with a warehouse at 540 Sullivan Ave. in South Windsor.

Even though R&L employees were aware of the theft shortly after it occurred in mid-August, they did not notify law enforcement.

Officials at R&L carriers reported the theft to law enforcement Sept. 16. Investigators later identified Camara after seeing Facebook Marketplace and Offer Up posts selling high-end speakers and sports trading cards that were similar to items stolen from the R&L warehouse at about the same time of the gun shipment theft.

Camara, a previously convicted felon, is accused possessing one of the stolen guns at the time of his arrest. Two additional stolen guns were recovered by law enforcement.

Camara was released on $100,000 bond and scheduled for a follow-up bond hearing Monday.