KITSAP COUNTY, Wash. — A second suspect was arrested Thursday afternoon in connection to the April 29 theft of nearly 90 firearms from Boerner's Firearms in Gorst.
>> Thieves steal 98 guns from Kitsap County gun store
The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office said a 20-year-old from Black Diamond was arrested about 2:30 p.m. without incident by deputy marshals with the U.S. Marshals Service.
Sheriff's detectives arrested the man in Black Diamond and booked him into the Kitsap County Jail on an outstanding arrest warrant for first-degree burglary and theft of a firearm, officials said.
The man's bail was set at $750,000.
The primary suspect, Chrissayn Jay Louis Borwieck, 17, was taken into custody by U.S. marshals and Las Vegas police officers, Kitsap County sheriff's Lt. Jon VanGesen told the Kitsap Sun.
A warrant was issued in May for Borwieck on charges of first-degree burglary and numerous counts of theft of a firearm.
Borwieck is expected to be extradited to Kitsap County.
Cameras captured three thieves breaking down a barricade that blocked the front door to Boerner Firearms. It also showed the thieves running into the shop with buckets.
Officers said the trio sold the stolen guns through social media.
According to the Kitsap Sun, guns stolen from the shop turned up in the hands of suspected criminals around Washington.
Three law enforcement agencies are offering possible rewards of up to $11,000 for information about those involved in the burglary or about the stolen handguns.
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