Vinemont man charged in thefts of flea market’s swords, guns

Published 10:31 am Friday, December 16, 2016

CULLMAN, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man has been charged with stealing swords and guns in back-to-back burglaries at a flea market.

Al.com reports Cullman County sheriff’s deputies arrested 31-year-old Joshua Wayne Moon at his home in Vinemont. He was charged with burglary as well as possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

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The sheriff’s office said in a news release that two truckloads of stolen goods — including several guns, swords and knives reported taken from the Cullman County Flea Market — were found inside Moon’s home. It was not immediately known if Moon had an attorney.

The owner of the flea market called sheriff’s investigators Monday after finding a burglar had broken in through the back door. The sheriff’s office says the flea market was broken into again Monday night.