Two Adults and 11 Juveniles Arrested For Gun Store Burglaries
by Alex Lloyd Gross
Jan 31,2023
Two adults and 11 juveniles were arrested for multiple gun store robberies in Montgomery and Bucks Counties. This announcement was made last week by authorities in both counties. 93 guns were stolen and only 33 were recovered. That means 60guns are on the streets and they are in stolen status.
All were from Philadelphia and two of the juveniles are charges as adults. The rest are under 18 . In fact, of the nine, some of them range in age as young as 14 through 17. There is a chance they could be charged as adults in the future.They are males and females. Angel Mason, 40, of Poplar Street, Elijah Terrell, 16, also of Poplar Street, Donte Purnell, 22, of Olympus Place, and Liv Hall, 18, of Parish Street. Are all charged as adults.
Charges vary by defendant, but all include felony charges related to operating aCorrupt Organization, Conspiracy, Criminal Use of a Communications Facility and firearms trafficking charges. Other charges against defendants include Burglary,Criminal Trespass, Robbery, Theft by Unlawful Taking, Receiving Stolen Property, Aggravated Assault, Simple Assault, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer, Possessing an Instrument of Crime, among others.
Mason was arrested on charges of Corrupt Organizations, Possession Of Firearms Prohibited, Firearms Not To Be Carried Without License, Conspiracy, Criminal Use of Communication Facility and Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence and arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Jay S. Friedenberg, who set bail at $5,000 10percent. Following a bail review hearing, bail remained unchanged. She posted bail
and was released.
Purnell was arrested on charges of Corrupt Organizations, Receiving Stolen Property,Sales to Ineligible Transferee, Criminal Use of Communication Facility and Tampering With or Fabricating Physical Evidence. He was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Jodi Lukens Griffis, who set bail at $150,000 unsecured, and Purnell was released.
Terrell was arrested on charges of Corrupt Organizations, Receiving Stolen Property, Sales to Ineligible Transferee, Firearms Not to Be Carried Without A License, Simple Assault, Possession of a Firearm By A Minor, Theft By Unlawful Taking, Possession of an Instrument of Crime, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Aggravated Assault, Robbery and Criminal Use of Communication Facility. He was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Suzan Leonard, who set bail at $100,000. Terrell was remanded to the Montgomery County Youth Center.
Hall is awaiting arraignment in Montgomery County on charges of Corrupt Organizations, Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Conspiracy, Criminal
Trespass/Breaking into a Structure, Sales to Ineligible Transferee, Firearms Not to BeCarried Without A License and related charges. She is incarcerated in Philadelphia on unrelated charges, officials said.
These were overnight burglaries where the thieves would smash the display cases and make off with what they could carry. Those burglaries include:
Sept. 24, 2022 (4:22 a.m.): Founding Fathers Outfitters, Lafayette Hill section of Springfield Township, Montgomery County: 26 firearms stolen, 6 recovered to date by law enforcement, including one used in a shooting incident in Philadelphia and one found on a suspect involved in a Sept. 29, 2022 homicide in Philadelphia; also of note regarding this burglary, the burglars drove a 2020 Kia Forte that had been stolen in Philadelphia just prior to the burglary;
Nov. 12, 2022 (4:20 a.m.): Target Word Gun Shop, in Chalfont, New BritainTownship in Bucks County: 32 pistols, 8 rifles and one suppressor stolen, 10firearms recovered to date by law enforcement through search warrants;.
Nov. 20, 2022 (2:15 a.m.): Attempted Burglary of Continental Armory in Hatboro in Montgomery County; burglary was interrupted when an individual heard breaking glass and called 911;
Nov. 20, 2022 (2:41 a.m.): Tanners Sports Center in Warwick Township in Bucks County; 27 firearms stolen, 16 recovered by law enforcement, including one used in an armed robbery in Pennsauken, N.J. on Dec. 14, 2022; the vehicle used in that theft fled from police at speeds in excess of 100 MPH, police said.