Christopher Dorner’s gun recovered during the arrest of armed robbery suspects
A firearm registered in the name of the infamous police killer Christopher Dorner was recovered during the arrest of two men suspected of the armed robbery of a $1 million watch… and the crazy thing is, Dorner has been dead for over a decade.
Prosecutors in Los Angeles say Beverly Hills police officers discovered a gun registered to Dorner during a search of the suspects’ Airbnb on Saturday morning.
The firearm is a Glock 21 .45 caliber pistol… and prosecutors say it was loaded and stuffed into a pillowcase when police found it during their search. Authorities also released photos showing one of the suspects holding the gun.
Dorner, of course, is the infamous former LAPD officer accused of killing four people — including one police officer — in 2013 in a case that sparked a nine-day manhunt. ended with Dorner’s death in a remote cabin in Big Bear, CA, after an intense shootout with police.
Prosecutors say the weapon was used last week when two South American nationals robbed a man at gunpoint of a $1 million Patek Philippe watch while he was dining with his wife and two daughters on the patio of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel .
It’s unclear how the men obtained a gun registered to Dorner… but prosecutors say police tracked down the suspects, arrested them and then found the gun while executing a search warrant.
Prosecutors say the suspect is a 21-year-old Jamer Mauricio Sepulveda is charged with one count of interference with commerce by theft (Hobbs Act) and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
Meanwhile 19 years old Jesus Eduardo Padron is charged with conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery.
If convicted on all counts, Sepulveda faces a maximum sentence of life in federal prison… while Padron faces up to 20 years in prison.
