BANGOR, Maine: A Bangor man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to theft of a firearm from a licensed firearms dealer.
According to court records, in July 2021, Jonathan Birtz, 39, stole a.380 caliber pistol from Main Street Pawn in Lincoln. Security footage showed Birtz reaching over the counter to take the pistol and then concealing it in a folded blanket he was carrying.
Birtz faces up to 10 years in prison followed by up to three years of supervised release. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office.
The Lincoln Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
