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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Eastern Shore Felon Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Stolen Firearms


Admitted Burglarizing at Least Two Gun Dealers

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasnaow today sentenced Ricky Sanabria, Jr., age 27, of Salisbury, Maryland, to five years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possession of stolen firearms.

The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur; Special Agent in Charge Rob Cekada of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Baltimore Field Division; Wicomico County Sheriff Michael A. Lewis; Dorchester County Sheriff James W. Phillips, Jr.; and Salisbury Police Chief Barbara Duncan.

According to his guilty plea, on June 10, 2017, Sanabria burglarized a firearms store in Federalsburg, Maryland. Surveillance video shows that Sanabria entered the store by cutting a hole into an exterior wall. He wore a hoodie and gloves, with a mask that partially covered his face. Sanabria stole 27 weapons from the Federalsburg firearms store, and left the scene. Sanabria stole at least 30 weapons total.

Sanabria was not apprehended until July 16, 2017, when Nebraska state troopers arrested Sanabria for speeding on a highway in Lincoln County, Nebraska. Sanabria initially evaded the troopers and abandoned his car, but the troopers found Sanabria in a park nearby and arrested him. They found one of the firearms stolen from the store in Federalsburg—a .40-caliber Glock handgun—directly in front of the driver seat under the floorboard of Sanabria’s car. Sanabria subsequently waived his rights, and admitted that he was driving the car. On recorded jail calls, Sanabria acknowledged that the firearm was his, and that he put the firearm in the car.

Two days later, Maryland investigators executed search warrants at two houses associated with Sanabria. At his home in Salisbury, Maryland, investigators found a 20-gauge shotgun, which was stolen during a separate burglary in August 2016. At his parents’ home in Hebron, Maryland, investigators found an antique weapon—a Colt black powder gun—that Sanabria stole from the Federalsburg gun store during the June 2017 burglary. Sanabria possessed both the shotgun and the antique weapon.

In addition, Sanabria’s DNA sample matched the DNA profile of blood left at the scene of another burglary of a firearms dealer in November 2016. During that burglary, Sanabria stole two firearms—a 9 mm Glock pistol and a .22-caliber Ruger pistol. Although investigators have only found one of those firearms, Sanabria possessed both firearms on the day they were stolen.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.

United States Attorney Robert K. Hur commended the ATF, the Wicomico and Dorchester County Sheriffs’ Offices, and the Salisbury Police Department for their work in the investigation, and thanked the Nebraska State Police for its assistance. Mr. Hur thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon Moore, who prosecuted the case.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good job, LEOs.

This guy was dangerous and stupid.

mr bob

Anonymous said...

Nebraska state police don’t have jurisdiction in Maryland. This case will be thrown out and the innocent man will get a huge pay day.

OMG said...

No 715 pm silly,

That's a story about our little Sherrif Mikey Lewis trying to perform arrest duties in Nebraska ....

Little Lewis is such a law enforcement person on Statutory Laws....most of which violate the United states Constitution...he needs to feel like a BIG & TALL man

OMG said...

No 715 pm silly,

That's a story about our little Sherrif Mikey Lewis trying to perform arrest duties in Nebraska ....

Little Lewis is such a law enforcement person on Statutory Laws....most of which violate the United states Constitution...he needs to feel like a BIG & TALL man

Anonymous said...

Can’t believe they are taking stats for arrest in Nebraska. Judge must have went with him to Nebraska.

LastMohican said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...
Nebraska state police don’t have jurisdiction in Maryland. This case will be thrown out and the innocent man will get a huge pay day.

November 26, 2019 at 7:15 PM

Look Perry Mason, NSP having no jurisdiction in Md. came from Capt. Obvious. And that's quite a leap to proclaim him innocent this early in the court system, don't you agree?

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
Nebraska state police don’t have jurisdiction in Maryland. This case will be thrown out and the innocent man will get a huge pay day.

November 26, 2019 at 7:15 PM

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Can you please identify yourself so we all know how smart you are when this innocent man gets his pay day.

Anonymous said...

Every time we see Mike Lewis' name we should all comment and remind Wicomico County Citizens that this clown publically endorsed the Socialist Melinnial Jake "Gay" Day!

Mike Lewis claims he is going to protect our 2nd Amendment rights but out of the other side of his face, he endorses a Clown that wants to take our guns away from us. #NeverForget

Anonymous said...

If you actually read the article, the guy had a stolen firearm in his car after being stopped for speeding in Nebraska. So the stare police there have jurisdiction. He made statements on the jail phone indicating his guilt. The police here served search warrants on his house in Salisbury and his parents house. Blood from the crime scene matched his blood. So there are multiple crimes in multiple jurisdictions. The police all worked together and charged him with crimes in the locations where they occurred. So - this was good police work. So your “Mike Lewis bashing” doesn’t make sense in this case. The thing to remember here is: read, think, and use your common sense. I know that’s difficult for some of you, but let’s give it a try.

Anonymous said...

5 years? total bs! out in 3.

Anonymous said...

And every time one of the guns he stole (and sold) ends up being used in a crime, he should be charged as an accessory each time, until his sentence becomes a life sentence. It shouldn't end with this crime alone.