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TAMA – Tama’s former police chief has been indicted for allegedly stealing guns from the police department and selling them.

Jeffrey Filloon is also accused of pocketing proceeds from the sale of unclaimed vehicles the police department had impounded.

A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Filloon with two counts each of making false statements and selling a stolen firearm. The charge was issued Dec. 6 and unsealed on Monday as Filloon was scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids.

Authorities allege Filloon took at least three firearms and four vehicles between August 2013 and March 2015.

One of the weapons, a Mossberg 12-gauge pump shotgun, had been held as evidence and was sold to General Store Pawn and Gun in Marshalltown for $200 in August. 2013.

Later that same month, Filloon sold a .45-caliber Keckler and Hoch UPS pistol to the same shop for $450, court records state. That weapon had been the duty gun of a Tama officer who surrendered it to the department when he retired in 2012.

Another firearm that was being held as evidence, a .44-caliber black powder revolver, was sold to the Marshalltown shop for $75 in Mach 2014.