Gun Sale Leads To Arrest
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
A 23-year-old North Webster man was arrested Thursday for allegedly selling a stolen gun to an undercover officer.
Shaun Steven Brooks, 23, of North Webster, allegedly sold a stolen .223 rifle to an undercover officer. Out on bond in both Kosciusko and Noble counties on drug charges, Brooks was booked into the Noble County Jail on charges of felon in possession of a gun and the illegal sale of a firearm by a felon.
He also faces burglary and theft charges in connection with the stolen gun, as well as potential federal charges. He is being held without bond.
The rifle was stolen in a burglary in the North Webster area.
Brooks allegedly offered to trade the undercover officer the rifle along with 160 rounds of its ammunition for methamphetamine.
The Kosciusko County Drug Task Force was assisted by Noble County's IMAGE Drug Task Force, the Noble County Sheriff's Department, Noble County Prosecutor's Office and Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department. [[In-content Ad]]
A 23-year-old North Webster man was arrested Thursday for allegedly selling a stolen gun to an undercover officer.
Shaun Steven Brooks, 23, of North Webster, allegedly sold a stolen .223 rifle to an undercover officer. Out on bond in both Kosciusko and Noble counties on drug charges, Brooks was booked into the Noble County Jail on charges of felon in possession of a gun and the illegal sale of a firearm by a felon.
He also faces burglary and theft charges in connection with the stolen gun, as well as potential federal charges. He is being held without bond.
The rifle was stolen in a burglary in the North Webster area.
Brooks allegedly offered to trade the undercover officer the rifle along with 160 rounds of its ammunition for methamphetamine.
The Kosciusko County Drug Task Force was assisted by Noble County's IMAGE Drug Task Force, the Noble County Sheriff's Department, Noble County Prosecutor's Office and Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department. [[In-content Ad]]