Man charged with stealing gun
Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 08/22/2016 - 11:52
A 23-year-old Boscobel man was charged Aug. 12 in Crawford County Circuit Court with one count of theft of moveable property.
Shane Edward Steines faces up to a $10,000 fine and six years in prison if convicted.
According to the criminal complaint, Steines admitted to police that he took a handgun from an unlocked truck parked in an alley near 613 S. Michigan St. in Prairie du Chien. Steines said he went through the truck and found the gun, which was loaded, in the center console. Steines told officers that he then went to Dubuque where he sold the gun for $300.
Police determined that the gun was sold to a pawn shop in Dubuque.
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