Amsterdam Man Sentenced to 120 Months for Role in Gun Store Burglary

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Onic Martinez, age 34, of Amsterdam, New York, was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for transporting, storing, and possessing firearms stolen from Target Sports, Inc., a federally licensed firearms dealer in Schenectady County.

The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and John B. Devito, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

Senior United States District Judge Norman A. Mordue also sentenced Martinez to 3 years of supervised release and ordered that he pay restitution in the amount of $48,775.

Martinez, who has two prior felony convictions for robbery, pled guilty on August 30, 2018.  As part of his plea, Martinez admitted that he retrieved dozens of stolen firearms from a storage locker in Schenectady, New York, where Christian Roman and Jose Fontanez hid them shortly after the burglary on October 22, 2017.  In exchange for his assistance, Martinez received several of the stolen firearms.  Martinez was prohibited from possessing firearms because of his criminal record.

Jose Fontanez, age 36, of Schenectady, pled guilty in 2018 to stealing the firearms from Target Sports, and other, related charges.  He is scheduled to be sentenced on April 22, 2019.

Christian Roman, age 24, of Schenectady, pled guilty in 2018 to stealing the firearms from Target Sports.  He is scheduled to be sentenced on April 10, 2019.

Dalmary Morales, age 37, of Schenectady; and Juan Saez, age 35, of Rochester, New York, pled guilty in 2018 for their respective roles in stealing, transporting, and possessing the firearms.  Morales and Saez are scheduled to be sentenced on April 22, 2019.

The case was investigated by the ATF, New York State Police, and the Glenville Police Department, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Wayne A. Myers.