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Crew that stole 52 firearms from Hunter’s Heaven sentenced

The four defendants convicted in connection with a crew that stole 52 firearms from Hunter’s Heaven Gun Store in Hayes back in February 2017 have all been sentenced, according to documents filed with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. 
All four pleaded guilty to charges related to the robbery and drug trafficking. The robbery occurred on Feb. 12, 2017 and about nine days later law enforcement apprehended all four, including two who fled in a vehicle traveling at over 100 miles per hour. 
Xavier Justice Lee Greenauer-Mattox, 23, of Newport News pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison.
Philip Thomas Evans, 23, of Yorktown pleaded guilty to possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
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