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Below is a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida regarding the sentencing of Jeremy Middleton (25, Apopka) for possession of stolen firearms.
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced Jeremy Middleton (25, Apopka) to 3 years and 10 months in federal prison for possession of stolen firearms. The court also ordered Middleton to forfeit the 13 stolen firearms he had in his possession. Middleton entered a guilty plea on September 13, 2023.
According to court documents, on January 4, 2023, Middleton drove to a federally licensed gun store in Melbourne and breached the back door with what appeared to be a grinder and a hammer. Middleton entered the store and stole 13 firearms, carrying them out in a black trash bag.
On January 6, 2023, Middleton attempted to breach the door of a gun store in Clearwater, but was disrupted by law enforcement and arrested. Two of the firearms stolen from the gun store in Melbourne were recovered in the vehicle Middleton was driving, and the 11 remaining stolen firearms were recovered from a trash bag in the yard at Middleton’s residence.