Posted on Dec 2, 2021
Man who stole Revolutionary-era rifle from museum decades ago sentenced to 1 day
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A 78-year-old Pennsylvania man who stole a rare Revolutionary-era rifle from a museum in 1971 was sentenced Tuesday to one day in prison and a year of home confinement, prosecutors said.
Man who stole Revolutionary-era rifle from museum decades ago sentenced to 1 day
Posted from nbcnews.com
Crime
Museums
Pottstown
Firearms and Guns
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."He kept the flintlock rifle, made in 1775 by gunsmith Johann Christian Oerter, in his barn for 47 years after he stole it from a display case at the Valley Forge State Park Museum, officials said.
The theft might have remained unnoticed if not for a dealer who bought the rifle in 2018 and later realized its significance, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported when the artifact was returned to its rightful owners the following year."...
..."He kept the flintlock rifle, made in 1775 by gunsmith Johann Christian Oerter, in his barn for 47 years after he stole it from a display case at the Valley Forge State Park Museum, officials said.
The theft might have remained unnoticed if not for a dealer who bought the rifle in 2018 and later realized its significance, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported when the artifact was returned to its rightful owners the following year."...
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Even with the fines he got off easy especially since he admitted to other thefts from other museums.
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While it seems like a light sentence, it was a nonviolent crime and he is 78 years old...
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