FBI: Ex-reservist, a child rape suspect, stole 16 Army guns. Caught!

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 19:17:37 -0500

This news is from Stars and Stripes. I heard about this a few weeks ago. The doofus still had his GPS bracelet on. That's why crooks are called stupid, because they are. Now, not only a rapist is off the streets, a crook is too.
And now the rest of the story:
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BOSTON — A former Army reservist out on bail on a child rape charge broke into a Massachusetts armory last weekend and stole 16 guns, the FBI said Thursday, and he got caught because he was wearing a GPS monitoring bracelet.

James Walker Morales, 34, of Cambridge, was arrested Wednesday on Long Island, New York. He's scheduled to make an appearance in federal court on Friday in Brooklyn, according to the FBI.

Six M4 assault rifles and 10 Sig Sauer M11 handguns were stolen from the Lincoln Stoddard Army Reserve Center in Worcester last weekend. Surveillance video from a nearby business shows a man making several trips between the reserve center and a vehicle parked nearby over a six-hour period Saturday night into Sunday morning. On several occasions, he can be seen carrying duffel bags.

The FBI has said that the theft is not related to terrorism, but officials did not disclose a possible motive.

Morales gained access to the facility through a kitchen window, and then broke into the gun vault by climbing on top of it and using a cutting tool and pry bar to get through several layers of metal and wood, the FBI affidavit says.

The electronic monitoring bracelet placed Morales "directly inside" the facility, and blood left at the scene matched his DNA, the FBI said. He cut off the bracelet Monday but was tracked to New York through his cellphones, authorities said.

Morales had last been seen at the Worcester facility last Thursday to obtain copies of his discharge papers. Federal authorities described him as a former Army reservist but did not provide any additional information on his service and did not say whether the guns had been recovered.

In May, Morales was charged with aggravated rape of a child and indecent assault and battery on a person under the age of 14, according to Allison Brown, assistant district attorney in Middlesex County. The circumstances of that case were not immediately available.

Morales now also faces federal charges of unlawful possession of a machine gun, unlawful possession of stolen firearms, and theft of government property. It could not immediately be determined if he has a lawyer who could comment on his behalf.

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Army-Reserve-Facility-Theft-James-Morales-Arrest-Handgun-Stolen-351771921.html#

Alleged Child Rapist Steals 16 Guns From Military Unit: Officials

A man out on bail on a child rape charge has been arrested by the FBI in New York in connection with the theft of 16 guns from a Massachusetts Army Reserve armory.

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Nov 20 at 2015 7:20 PM

LTC Stephen F. — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 19:20:11 -0500

I am glad to learn he got caught SGT Private RallyPoint Member. Hopefully James Walker Morales will be sentenced according to the gravity of his crimes.

Response by CPO Andy Carrillo, MS made Nov 20 at 2015 7:35 PM

CPO Andy Carrillo, MS — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 19:35:53 -0500

Were all the weapons recovered?

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 20 at 2015 8:10 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 20:10:44 -0500

This is one stupid MF'er.
Got to give him points for figuring a way to get into the vault and abscond with the weapons, then take them away because the knucklehead had his GPS monitoring bracelet on.
Dumbass.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 20 at 2015 9:39 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 21:39:23 -0500

Just pray for him those who can and will!

Response by CMSgt James Nolan made Nov 20 at 2015 10:00 PM

CMSgt James Nolan — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 22:00:15 -0500

This goes back to a belief that I hold: You cannot teach stupid.

Response by TSgt Marco McDowell made Nov 20 at 2015 10:32 PM

TSgt Marco McDowell — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 22:32:19 -0500

Don't shoot a guy for a traffic violation, shoot scumbags like this. How was he even out on bail?

Response by MSG Floyd Williams made Nov 21 at 2015 1:33 PM

MSG Floyd Williams — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 13:33:17 -0500

Good riddance! I hope he get a long sentence for being a child rapist, as far as the military weapons stolen it have to be an inside job for him to successfully get these weapons out of the Armory.

Response by SGT Shawn Volkmann made Nov 23 at 2015 6:45 AM

SGT Shawn Volkmann — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 06:45:10 -0500

Recon I could get about 5 minutes alone with this fella. I so miss violence.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Nov 23 at 2015 3:35 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 15:35:17 -0500

I have always felt some insider stole the guns.

Response by Capt Walter Miller made Nov 23 at 2015 6:18 PM

Capt Walter Miller — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 18:18:55 -0500

Was he a Syrian?

Walt

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Nov 23 at 2015 7:37 PM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 19:37:53 -0500

Most Important Word "Caught". Lots of money to be made on the Black Market for Guns and if you are on the Run for Child Rape and know where the guns are, guess it makes sense.

Response by SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 29 at 2015 1:29 AM

SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 01:29:50 -0500

Someone needs to be checking to see what physical security inspector blessed off on that storage container. Only needed a power saw to get in? Really?

Response by LTC David Brown made Jul 14 at 2021 8:54 PM

LTC David Brown — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 20:54:53 -0400

Crazy. We ne of the hardest security devices to defeat, if you can’t turn it off, is the motion sensor, why wasn’t there one in the storage facility ?

Response by SPC Jim Johnson made Sep 29 at 2021 5:36 PM

SPC Jim Johnson — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 17:36:40 -0400

How did they give bail to a child Rapist? Who in their righy mind would assist him in robbing military armory?