Feds Arrest 6 Southern California Men Suspected of Stealing Over 300 Firearms

Published on July 17, 2024

Federal authorities arrested six men suspected of carrying out a nine-month burglary spree using a stolen car to ram into Southern California stores to steal over 300 firearms, the Los Angeles U.S. Attorney’s Office announced July 16. The men are being held in state custody and are charged with conspiracy to steal firearms from a federal licensee. Four suspects are from Lake Elsinore: Cross Arjay Goree, 18; Caine Aiden Goree, 22; Brendan Markel Hawkins, 19; and Kendall Eric Johnson, 23. The other two are Kenneth Gilmore III, 19, of Las Vegas and Calvin Logan Gray, 18, of Murietta. The defendants are suspected of burglarizing six Southern California firearm stores and trying to break into three other stores between October 2023 and July 13....