Newport Man Pleads Guilty to Theft of a Firearm

Bangor, Maine:  A Newport man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Bangor to stealing a firearm from a federally licensed firearms dealer, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.

According to court records, Adam Shawley, 33, entered the shop of a licensed dealer in Newport, went behind the counter, and stole at least one firearm. The dealer later received both text messages and phone calls from Shawley acknowledging that he had stolen firearms from the shop.

Shawley faces up to 10 years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office.

The Newport Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case.