Second man convicted of kidnapping Dunham’s manager to steal 123 guns

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The second of two men to plead guilty kidnap a store manager to steal 123 guns learned his sentence this week.

Dontrell Nance And Darnell Bishop According to the US Attorney’s Office – Western District of Michigan (DOJ), both have pleaded guilty to kidnapping and brandishing a gun during a violent crime.

Federal attorneys say Nance and Bishop confessed to kidnapping the manager of Dunham’s Sports in Benton Harbor last November, using threats to gain access to the building. We’re told Bishop then went inside and stole 123 guns.

Bishop was sentenced this week to 15 years behind bars, the DOJ says. Nance was given the same sentence in July.

“Sir. Had Bishop’s criminal scheme succeeded, it would have flooded the streets of Southwest Michigan with illegal weapons,” said U.S. Attorney Mark Totten. “The proliferation of illegal guns is one of the causes of the gun violence epidemic we are experiencing in Benton Harbor, across the state and across the country. I am grateful to our local, state and federal law enforcement partners for their quick and smart response that prevented the worst. Moving forward, we will continue to focus our efforts on those few individuals driving gun violence in their communities.”

The DOJ thanks the Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety, the Benton Township Police Department, the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office, the Michigan State Police, the FBI and the ATF for their role in investigating the case.

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