Press Release
Dallas Police Officer Charged With Selling Stolen Duty Weapons
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas
A police sergeant who sold stolen service weapons has been indicted on federal gun charges, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad Meacham.
Thomas Michael Fry, 52, was indicted Wednesday with three counts of possession and sale of a stolen firearm.
“Police officers have a sacred duty to uphold the rule of law. Instead, this sergeant betrayed his department – and his community – by allegedly pawning stolen firearms,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Chad Meacham. “The U.S. Attorney’s Office will not hesitate to pursue charges against law enforcement officers who fail to live up to their oaths.”
According to the indictment, at least three 9mm Sig Sauer pistols were stolen from a Dallas Police Department substation.
Sgt. Fry, a Dallas Police Officer, then allegedly pawned the firearms through a pawn shop in Oklahoma.
An indictment is merely an allegation of criminal conduct, not evidence. Sgt. Fry is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
If convicted of the federal charges, he faces up to 30 years in federal prison.
Sgt. Fry has also been charged by the state with three counts of theft of a firearm.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives’ Dallas Field Division and the Dallas Police Department conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joshua D. Detzky and Marty Basu are prosecuting the case.
Contact
Erin Dooley
Press Officer
214-659-8707
erin.dooley@usdoj.gov
Updated January 27, 2025
Topic
Firearms Offenses