Justin L. Mack

Three Indianapolis men accused of fatally shooting a Jennings County gun shop owner and stealing dozens of weapons from his store have been arrested.

Dejaun Worthen, 23; Darion Harris, 20; and Darryl Worthen, 24, were taken into custody Monday night at an Indianapolis home. Maj. Jerry Shepherd of the Jennings County Sheriff’s Office said all three men are being held without bond in the Jennings County Jail on charges of murder and robbery.

The suspects were arrested in connection to the slaying of 61-year-old Scott Maxie, Shepherd said. Maxie was found shot in the head Sunday night at his gun shop near the Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge.

Shepherd said the three men were arrested as the Indiana State Police Emergency Response team served a search warrant. During the search, police recovered four of the 47 guns believed stolen from Maxie’s shop.

The Jennings County shooting happened just a day after a trailer loaded full of powerful weapons went missing on the Far Westside of Indianapolis.

According to a police report from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, the white box trailer was reported stolen Saturday morning. It was parked at Profire Arms and Supply, 7341 Rockville Road.

The police report states that it contained 29 guns, 20,000 rounds of ammunition, 15 suppressors and assorted magazines. The weapons included Uzis, MP5s and AK-47s.

The trailer was found empty Monday evening in the 4400 block of Ralston Avenue, police said.

IMPD officials said Tuesday that several of the guns taken from Profire were found in an Indianapolis home late Monday night. The homeowner was not connected to the gun thefts but was arrested on an unrelated charge, police said.

IMPD officials do not believe the two gun thefts are related.

National figures put Indiana in the top 10 in both the number of reported gun thefts and the number of firearms stolen in 2013.

In the annual Federal Firearm Licensee Theft/Loss Report, released earlier this year by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Indiana was No. 7 in number of firearms stolen with 165, and No. 9 in the number of reported thefts with 31.

According to the ATF, firearms dealers must report each missing, lost or stolen firearm within 48 hours of discovery of the loss or theft. The numbers don’t include gun thefts reported by individual gun owners to local police agencies.

Call Star reporter Justin L. Mack at (317) 444-6138. Follow him on Twitter: @justinlmack.