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One of the suspects charged in the robbery of the Benton Township Dunham’s Sports store in November of last year has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

U.S. Attorney Mark Totten says 25-year-old Dontrell Nance of Benton Harbor was convicted of kidnapping and brandishing a firearm in relation to a crime of violence in the case. He was charged along with his brother and codefendant, Darnell Bishop, for the theft of 123 handguns from the store.

Totten says Bishop and Nance kidnapped the Dunham’s manager from outside the manager’s home using a pistol, took him to a second location, and convinced the manager to provide the alarm code for Dunham’s. Bishop then went to the store and stole the guns.

Police have since recovered all the firearms.

Nance was sentenced this week. Bishop previously pleaded guilty to kidnapping and brandishing a firearm in relation to a crime of violence earlier this month. He is scheduled to be sentenced on October 25.