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An 18-year-old Massachusetts man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of breaking into a pawn shop and stealing handguns.
McAllen police Sgt. Jose Morales said an officer found Atbin Hoshang Forghan outside Danny's Pawn Shop about 2:15 a.m. carrying stolen munitions, a bulletproof vest and a switchblade.
Police say Forghan used a concrete block to break through the glass of Danny's Pawn Shop on Broadway in McAllen. He then busted a display case, taking seven semi-automatic handguns, some ammunition, and a bullet-proof vest.
A silent alarm led police to the area where they forced Forghan to surrender at gunpoint.
Sources close to NEWSCHANNEL 5 say Forghan was carrying $3000 when he was busted in addition to a laptop computer, and a receipt from a store where he had purchased leg chains and handcuffs.
Investigators said that Forghan had come to McAllen on a bus from the Boston area two days ago and had been in the pawn-shop during those days. Employees at the pawn shop tell NEWSCHANNEL 5 they had seen Forghan in store, sometimes spending hours just looking around.
Some employees thought Forghan was homeless because he had slept in the alleyway outside the store the past two nights, even giving him $20 trying to help him out.
Morales said it appeared that Forghan was working alone but that the investigation was continuing. Forghan was arraigned Wednesday afternoon on charges of burglary and possessing prohibited weapons. Municipal Court Judge Kathleen Hanley set bond at $500,000 for the burglary charge and $50,000 for the prohibited weapons charge.
Police contacted Homeland Security, which interviewed Forghan, according to Homeland Security spokesman Art Moreno. He said an investigator with the Joint Terrorism Task Force interviewed Forghan but that any federal investigation would be handled by the
FBI.
FBI spokeswoman Rosalie Savage did not immediately return a call for comment.
Updated story from KRGV...
An 18-year-old Massachusetts man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of breaking into a pawn shop and stealing handguns.
McAllen police Sgt. Jose Morales said an officer found Atbin Hoshang Forghan outside Danny's Pawn Shop about 2:15 a.m. carrying stolen munitions, a bulletproof vest and a switchblade.
Police say Forghan used a concrete block to break through the glass of Danny's Pawn Shop on Broadway in McAllen. He then busted a display case, taking seven semi-automatic handguns, some ammunition, and a bullet-proof vest.
A silent alarm led police to the area where they forced Forghan to surrender at gunpoint.
Sources close to NEWSCHANNEL 5 say Forghan was carrying $3000 when he was busted in addition to a laptop computer, and a receipt from a store where he had purchased leg chains and handcuffs.
Investigators said that Forghan had come to McAllen on a bus from the Boston area two days ago and had been in the pawn-shop during those days. Employees at the pawn shop tell NEWSCHANNEL 5 they had seen Forghan in store, sometimes spending hours just looking around.
Some employees thought Forghan was homeless because he had slept in the alleyway outside the store the past two nights, even giving him $20 trying to help him out.
Morales said it appeared that Forghan was working alone but that the investigation was continuing. Forghan was arraigned Wednesday afternoon on charges of burglary and possessing prohibited weapons. Municipal Court Judge Kathleen Hanley set bond at $500,000 for the burglary charge and $50,000 for the prohibited weapons charge.
Police contacted Homeland Security, which interviewed Forghan, according to Homeland Security spokesman Art Moreno. He said an investigator with the Joint Terrorism Task Force interviewed Forghan but that any federal investigation would be handled by the
FBI.
FBI spokeswoman Rosalie Savage did not immediately return a call for comment.
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