A fourth man was arrested last week in connection with a burglary at an Elizabethtown gun shop in mid-December, during which 24 firearms were stolen.

Jabron Petty, 22, of Elizabethtown, was arrested Thursday on a charge of complicity to commit first-degree burglary in relation to the burglary of Sportsman Rod and Gun on Dec. 15, said George Huffman, supervisory special agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Louisville Division.

Elizabethtown Police, ATF, and Kentucky Probation and Parole executed the arrest, Huffman said. He is being held in Grayson County Detention Center, records show.

Sportsman Rod and Gun, located at 200 Sycamore St. in Elizabethtown, was broken into around 1 a.m. on Dec. 15. Twenty-four guns were stolen during the early-morning burglary.

Three people were previously arrested in connection with the burglary: Robert Carter, 21, of Vine Grove; Ferrante Salley, 20, of Radcliff; and Larry Ware, 18, of Radcliff. Carter is accused of burglarizing the shop with Petty, while Salley and Ware were arrested after they found with two of the stolen guns.

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According to the News-Enterprise in Elizabethtown, authorities were investigating a potential connection to a similar burglary that took place on Dec. 3 at T-Box Tactical in Vine Grove. Store management previously said that several handguns were stolen.

The ATF, which previously announced a $10,000 reward for information in the initial burglary, is investigating both incidents as "two separate and distinct crimes," Huffman told the newspaper.

Anyone with information about either incident is asked to contact ATF at 1-800-283-4867. Tips can also be made online at www.reportit.com. All calls will be kept confidential.

Reporter Justin Sayers can be reached at 502-582-4252 or jsayers@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @_JustinSayers.

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