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<p>SCRANTON &#8212; The United States Attorney&#8217;s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Tuesday that a Hazelton man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Scranton on conspiracy and firearm offenses.</p><p>According to United States Attorney Peter Smith, the indictment charges Stefan Rease, 19, with stealing firearms from Bob&#8217;s Sporting Goods in December.</p><p>The charges stem from a joint investigation between the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Hazelton Police Department, which alleges that Rease and co-conspirators broke into the establishment and stole four firearms.</p><p>The maximum penalty for all Rease&#8217;s charges under federal law is up to 25 years imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment and $750,000 in fines.</p><p>Smith said in an email that the case was brought as part of the Violent Crime Reduction Partnership (VRCP), a district-wide initiative to combat the spread of violent crime in the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Led by the United States Attorney&#8217;s Office, the VRCP consists of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies whose mission is to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who commit violent crimes.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Travis Kellar</p><p>tkellar@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Hazleton man indicted for allegedly stealing firearms