3 suspects accused of breaking into vehicles, stealing guns, indicted

AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Three suspects accused of breaking into vehicles in Amarillo and stealing guns were indicted on federal weapons charges.

According to the indictment obtained by ABC 7 News, Austin Lee Dykgraaf, Erminio Jesus Lujan, and Zaneth Lane Montgomery “conspired and did:”

Travel to various homes in the Amarillo areaBurglarize cars and steal firearms and other valuable itemsPossess, conceal, barter, sell, and dispose of stolen firearmsCommit the offense of possession of stolen firearms

Dykgraaf and Lujan were arrested in August during a traffic stop at Loop 322 and Broadway Drive.

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They were wanted in a “significant number of auto burglaries.”

The Potter County Sheriff’s Office said deputies found a stolen gun in the car.

“Numerous (stolen) items” were found during the search of the suspects’ home.

Dykgraaf

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Lujan

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Montgomery

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The unlawful possession of a machine gun charge has to do with something called a Glock switch. It allows a semi-automatic handgun to fire rapidly like a machine gun.

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Below is an ABC News story about machine gun conversion devices, along with more information about MGDs.