A police sergeant has been indicted on federal gun charges for allegedly selling stolen service weapons, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad Meacham.
Thomas Michael Fry, 52, was indicted Wednesday on three counts of possession and sale of a stolen firearm.
“Police officers have a sacred duty to uphold the rule of law. Instead, this sergeant betrayed his department – and his community – by allegedly pawning stolen firearms,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Chad Meacham.
“The U.S. Attorney’s Office will not hesitate to pursue charges against law enforcement officers who fail to live up to their oaths.”
According to the indictment, at least three 9mm Sig Sauer pistols were stolen from a Dallas Police Department substation. Sgt. Fry, a Dallas Police Officer, then allegedly pawned the firearms through a pawn shop in Oklahoma.
It is important to note that an indictment is merely an allegation of criminal conduct and not evidence. Sgt. Fry is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
If convicted of the federal charges, he faces up to 30 years in federal prison. Additionally, Sgt. Fry has been charged by the state with three counts of theft of a firearm.
The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives’ Dallas Field Division and the Dallas Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joshua D. Detzky and Marty Basu.
Joshua Carter