Robinson man arrested for ongoing firearm theft case in Crawford County

CRAWFORD COUNTY, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV) — A Robinson man has been arrested and charged on over two dozen counts for an ongoing large firearm theft case in rural Crawford County.

Brandon Williams (37) of Robinson was arrested and charged on August 21st by Crawford County Sheriff’s Office in collaboration with the Crawford County States Attorney, Cole Shaner.

According to authorities, approximately 20 firearms were stolen. Deputies have been several hours trying to locate the stolen firearms and investigating the theft that occurred in rural Oblong, located in Crawford County.

Williams remains in custody and is formally charged as follows:

• Count- 1, Unlawful Sale or Delivery of Firearms, Class X Felony (knowing sold not
  less and not more than 20 firearms).
• Count- 2, Gunrunning, Class X Felony.
• Count- 3-4, Theft (More than $10,000 and less than $100,000), Class 2 Felony.
• Count- 5, Burglary, Class 3 Felony.
• Counts- 6-30, Unlawful Possession of Stolen Firearms, Class 2 Felony
• Count- 31, Obstructing Justice, Class 4 Felony

Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System (ILEAS) was activated and several members of other law enforcement agencies assisted in searching for the stolen weapons.

This is a developing story. WTWO will update you as information becomes available.