BILLINGS – A Billings man who admitted to stealing firearms from a dealer after breaking into the business by using a construction excavator to tear a hole in the wall was sentenced Wednesday. Erik Stephen Deaner, 46, pleaded guilty last year and was sentenced yesterday to five years and two months in prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a press release. Federal prosecutors said in court documents that on Oct. 21, 2021, Deaner stole firearms from Castle Arms in Lockwood.
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