After stealing 20 guns from a Charlotte store, Reginald Moses says a close call in jail pushed him toward a new calling: zoology.
The 21-year-old was sentenced Tuesday for stealing 18 handguns, one 12-gauge shotgun and one rifle as a part of a seven-person, three-car heist.
Moses and a group of teens stole the guns from Carolina Sporting Arms Company Inc., near the intersection of South Boulevard and Sharon Road West, in February 2024, according to police reports. They used a stolen Hyundai Sonata to “ram through” the business, according to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. The teens used a Chevy Cruze and Kia Optima — both of which were stolen — as getaway cars…