Unity man jailed in connection with theft of 7 guns

A Unity man was jailed Tuesday on state police accusations that he stole seven guns from a relative’s home, according to court papers.

Troopers said Caleb A. Krisfalusi, 19, sold the guns to two shops. Police recovered the firearms and returned them to the relative who lives in Cook.

Krisfalusi is charged with seven counts of theft. The relative on Monday reported to police the missing guns and said someone had deleted home video surveillance files from his computer, according to court papers. Krisfalusi helped the relative install the video surveillance and had access to the program, police said.

On a separate storage device that saves the video, the relative reported to investigators watching Krisfalusi walking between the house and his vehicle on multiple occasions between December and Monday while carrying firearms and gun cases, according to court papers.

When troopers on Monday visited two gun shops that Krisfalusi frequents in Mt. Pleasant Township and Hempfield, they said they found he had used his drivers license to sell the stolen weapons. Police said the firearms were valued at $5,000.

Employees of one of the stores told police Krisfalusi tried to sell additional firearms but the store declined to take them, according to court papers. It was unclear if more guns were missing from the relative’s home other than the seven that were recovered.

He was arraigned Tuesday and was being held at the Westmoreland County Prison on $100,000 bail. Krisfalusi did not have an attorney listed in online court records. A preliminary hearing is set for July 1.