ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ/US Attorney’s Office Release) - The fifth co-conspirator involved in a scheme to break into a Virginia pawnshop and steal firearms has been sentenced to 86 months in prison, according to the US Attorney’s Office.

Austin Blake Hixon, 36 of Christiansburg, had pleaded guilty to possessing stolen firearms and perjury.

Hixon is the final defendant to be sentenced for his role in the scheme, according to prosecutors.

Malcom Stanton, Ronald Perry and Justin Cumbee had already been sentenced to 10 years in prison each. Michael Hall was sentenced to 27 months.

According to court documents, November 1, 2022, Perry broke into 1st Pawn in Fairlawn and stole about 15 guns, which he divided between Stanton and Hall. Several of those guns were later illegally sold or traded for dr

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