Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Steal Firearms

            CONCORD – Johariel Quezada, 19, of Methuen, pleaded guilty in federal court today to conspiring to steal firearms from federal firearms licensees, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.

            According to court documents and statements made in court, between August 29, 2021 and October 4, 2021, Quezada conspired with others to steal firearms from three New Hampshire Federal Firearms Licensees.  During the course of the conspiracy, more than 40 firearms were stolen from Milford Firearms in Milford, Second Amendment Arms in Windham, and MacPhearson Firearms in Brentwood. Multiple stolen firearms were recovered from Quezada’s residence. Videos recovered from Quezada’s phone showed numerous stolen firearms and admissions of his involvement in the conspiracy.

            Quezada is scheduled to be sentenced on April 13, 2023.

            The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, with assistance from the Andover Police Department, the Brentwood Police Department, the Haverhill Police Department, the Lawrence Police Department, the Massachusetts State Police, the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office, the Salem (NH) Police Department, the Somersworth Police Department, the Saugus Police Department, the Wellesley Police Department, and the Windham Police Department.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Anna Z. Krasinski and John J. Kennedy.

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