Teen Charged after Using Stolen Guns During Armed Robbery, Madisonville Police Say

He told the police the guns used during the burglary were stolen from a separate burglary.(Courtesy: MPD)

Teen Charged after Using Stolen Guns During Armed Robbery, Madisonville Police Say

Madisonville, TN (WOKI) A teen is arrested late Sunday night in Madisonville after using a stolen gun during a burglary.

Officials with the Madisonville Police Department say officers went to the Checkered Flag Market on Highway 411 around 11:00 p.m., where a witness told them an armed suspect left the scene on foot.

Officers soon found the suspect, later identified as 18-year-old Leonidas Velghe, dressed in all black with gloves and a ski mask near Wayman Road and Stinnett Ridge Road.

MPD says officers searched Velghe and found two pistols and a backpack filled with merchandise from the store. Velghe later told police the guns were stolen from a previous burglary.

Officials also confirming officers found over a dozen spent 9mm rounds with several bullet holes in the walls and windows of the convenience store; fortunately, no employees were at the store as it had already closed at the time of the incident.

Velghe  was charged with aggravated burglary and taken to the Monroe County Justice Center, where he is being held without bond.

Anyone with information regarding the stolen guns pictured may contact MPD at 423-442-2268.

The investigation is still ongoing.

He told the police the guns used during the burglary were stolen from a separate burglary.(Courtesy: MPD)

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