Roger Hawkes, 71岁,因偷窃蒙大拿博物馆历史手枪和刀而被判处9个月徒刑。
Roger Hawkes, 71, sentenced to 9 months for stealing historic pistol and knife from Montana museum, caught after tip from social media post.
Idaho省Coeur d'Alene的71岁的Roger Edward Hawkes因2024年9月14日从蒙大拿州大瀑布的Lewis & Clark 解释中心偷一把历史性的Mortimer手枪和一把珠子刀,被判处9个月的联邦监狱徒刑。
Roger Edward Hawkes, 71, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, was sentenced to nine months in federal prison for stealing a historic Mortimer pistol and a beaded knife from the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center in Great Falls, Montana, on September 14, 2024.
监控录像显示他把物品藏在袖子里。
Surveillance video showed him concealing the items up his sleeve.
一名社交媒体文章之后的提示导致他的身份确认;他在当地市场上被看见出售类似的刀子。
Tips after a social media post led to his identification; he was seen selling similar knives at a local market.
该手枪于2024年10月找到。
The pistol was recovered in October 2024.
Hawke最初否认参与,但承认拥有刀,他认为刀是复制品。
Hawkes initially denied involvement but admitted to possessing the knife, which he thought was a replica.
他有几十年的盗窃历史 跨越多个州。
He has a decades-long history of theft across multiple states.