ATF New Orleans: Lafayette Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing 8 Stolen Firearms in Home

The ATF New Orleans Field Division webpage was recently updated.  Please see below for the latest information. Lafayette Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing 8 Stolen Firearms in Home LAFAYETTE, La. – United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a Lafayette man pleaded guilty to possessing eight stolen firearms. Rico D. King, 39, of Lafayette, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard T. Haik to one count of possession of stolen firearms. According to evidence presented at the guilty plea, during an investigation into Lafayette burglaries and after developing leads as to the location of the stolen firearms, agents executed a search warrant in September of 2014 at a residence in Lafayette where King was an occupant. During the search, agents found King in possession of the stolen firearms including two .25-06 caliber rifles, a .410 gauge shotgun, two .12 gauge shotguns, a .22 caliber semi-automatic rifle and a .270 caliber rifle. Victims of the burglaries reported all eight firearms as stolen. Follow ATF on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ATFHQ or @ATFHQ