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5 UPS employees arrested, accused of stealing guns from packages

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — Sheriff’s deputies in South Carolina arrested five UPS employees last week on suspicion of stealing guns out of packages at the company’s hub in West Columbia.

Officials with the Lexington County Sheriff's Department said Byron Burke, 19, Jalen Green, 19, Dishon Kinney, 18, Kenyon Peters, 18, and Tre'von Williams, 19, face charges of breach of trust. Deputies said Kinney and Peters were also charged with criminal conspiracy.

Authorities said they were called by members of UPS' security team after the shipping company realized guns were being stolen from incoming trucks.

"Once we started our investigation, detectives determined Kinney and Peters devised a plan to steal guns from incoming packages at the UPS hub," Sheriff Jay Kroon said. He added that the suspects sold or gave away the guns while on company time.

Authorities arrested the suspects July 16 at the UPS hub in West Columbia. The suspects have since been released on bond.