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11-11-22 fdl man charged in fleet farm burglary

todayNovember 10, 2022

Fond du Lac police investigators believe a suspect arrested for the theft of firearms and ammunition from Fleet Farm planned to sell the guns for drugs.  Twenty nine year old Elihu Espinoza is charged with five counts of felon in possession of a firearm, burglary, and criminal damage to property.  Bail was set at $25,000 cash.  The Fond du Lac man was arrested following a traffic stop last week.  Police Chief Aaron Goldstein says detectives were able to develop a person of interest who matched the description of a person spotted on earlier video surveillance.  Goldstein says investigators believe the suspect planned to sell the guns to buy drugs.  A  preliminary hearing is scheduled for next Thursday.

Written by: Radio Plus