Indy man sentenced to 30 years in gun store robbery, murder

NEW ALBANY, Ind. (WISH) – An Indianapolis antheral has been sentenced to 30 years for his relation successful a execution and weapon store robbery, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

DeJuan Worthen was has been sentenced to 30 years successful prison.

The section says that successful Sept. 2014, DeJuan Worthen, Darryl Worthen and Darion Harris went from Indianapolis to North Vernon successful bid to cheque retired the inventory of the Muscatatuck Outdoors Gun Shop.

After the trip, they returned to Indianapolis and made plans to question backmost to North Vernon successful bid to rob the store, the section said.

The adjacent day, during the robbery, the DOJ says Darryl Worthen changeable and killed the store owner, Scott Maxie.

While Maxie was connected the crushed dying, the 3 men stole 45 firearms and returned to Indianapolis. Once successful Indianapolis, the 3 men sold and distributed galore of the stolen guns, keeping a fig of the firearms for themselves.

“This benignant of senseless unit is thing nary household oregon assemblage should person to face,” said Acting U.S. Attorney John Childress. “This condemnation should nonstop a large and wide connection that weapon unit cannot and volition not beryllium tolerated successful the Southern District of Indiana. Those committing specified convulsive acts volition beryllium held accountable for their actions.”

In summation to DeJuan Worthen’s sentence, Harris was besides received 30 years portion Darryl Worthen was sentenced to 60 years.