Zachary T. Lee Acting United States Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia
A Roanoke man has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison for his involvement in a gun store burglary. Ronald Perry, aged 42 from Radford, Virginia, admitted to providing a firearm to a felon.
Perry was among several individuals charged in connection with the break-in at a Virginia pawnshop. Alongside Perry, Malcolm Stanton and Michael Hall faced charges related to the burglary. Justin Cumbee and Austin Hixon were charged as prohibited persons in possession of firearms.
Both Cumbee and Stanton received ten-year sentences.
Court documents reveal that on November 1, 2022, Perry broke into 1st Pawn and stole around 15 firearms. These weapons were subsequently divided among Stanton and Hall, with some later being sold or traded illegally for drugs.
The announcement was made by Acting U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Lee and Anthony Spotswood, Special Agent in Charge of the Washington Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The investigation involved multiple agencies including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the United States Marshals Service; the Radford Police Department; and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Additional support came from the Pulaski County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office; Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office; Christiansburg Police Department; Virginia State Police Search and Recovery Team; and Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kelly McGann and Lee Brett are handling the prosecution.
