Ponchatoula Man Pleads Guilty to Theft of Firearms from Premises Owned and Operated by a Federally-Licensed Firearms Dealer

Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ANTWON SEYMORE, age 19, pled guilty yesterday to theft of firearms from a premises owned by a federally-licensed firearms dealer and aiding-and-abetting.

According to the court documents, on or about April 8, 2016, SEYMORE, and a juvenile broke into The Tickfaw Auction Company, located at Hwy. 51, Tickfaw, a business owned and operated by a federally-licensed firearms dealer, and stole 25 handguns. All those guns were manufactured outside of Louisiana and necessarily had been shipped and transported in interstate and foreign commerce.

SEYMORE faces a maximum term of imprisonment of ten years, and/or a fine of $250,000, and three years of supervised release following any term of imprisonment. U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk set sentencing on November 16, 2017.

Acting U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Michael E. McMahon is in charge of the prosecution.