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Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Possessing Stolen Firearm

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maine
Jadin Andino knew the 9mm had been stolen from a Waterville pawn shop

BANGOR, Maine: A West Springfield, Massachusetts man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for possessing a stolen firearm. 

Chief U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced Jadin Andino, 22, to three years of probation and ordered to pay $500 in restitution. Andino pleaded guilty on February 28, 2024.

According to court records, in April 2022, Andino took possession of a 9mm firearm knowing that it had been stolen from a pawn shop in Waterville.   

Ryan Ansart, 22, of West Springfield, Mass. and Damiean Marcial-Alexander, 22, of Waterville have each pleaded guilty to stealing firearms from the Waterville pawn shop and are awaiting sentencing.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Waterville Police Department investigated the case.

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Contact

Andrew McCormack, Assistant United States Attorney (Tel: 207-945-0373)

Updated October 3, 2024
Topic
Firearms Offenses
Components
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
USAO - Maine

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