Date: 02-23-2018

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Case Number: 4:18-cr-00001-RP-HCA

Judge: Marc Krickbaum

Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa (Polk County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Stephan Kenneth Bayens

Defendant's Attorney: Gary Dickey

Description: Des Moines, IA - Des Moines Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms Offenses

David Marken Aikoriegie admitted to stealing firearms from area gun retailers

David Marken Aikoriegie, of Des Moines, appeared in federal court before United States Magistrate Judge Celeste F. Bremer and pleaded guilty to charges related to a series of gun store burglaries in the Des Moines area, announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum.

Aikoriegie pleaded guilty to three counts of stealing a firearm from a federal firearm licensee and one count of unlawful possession, receipt, and sale of a stolen firearm. Aikoriegie admitted he stole three firearms from JLM Gun Shoppe in Urbandale on November 16, 2017; ten firearms from Rangemasters in Clive on December 2, 2017; and eleven firearms from Rangemasters on December 14, 2017. He also admitted to selling one of those stolen firearms to another person on December 16, 2017. A sentencing date has not been scheduled at this time.

This investigation was conducted by the Clive Police Department; United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF); Des Moines Police Department; and Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement.

Outcome: Guilty

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