29 Guns Stolen From Storage Units in Cheyenne and Now a Third Suspect Is Facing Charges

A routine highway stop. A K-9 alert. And a woman who used life insurance money to buy guns outside a man’s camper.

That is how Cory Lee McCommon ended up tied to one of the more organized crime rings Cheyenne has seen in recent years. Four people. Two months. Twenty-nine stolen firearms.

One Ring, Four People, One Thread

This did not start with McCommon. It started with Camden M. Girone.

On April 10, 2026, deputies stopped Girone near East 10th Street at 1:50 a.m. He had broken locks in his back pocket, dilated pupils, and a rented U-Haul holding two handguns, methamphetamine, and burglary tools.

Girone is accused of hitting two KO Storage facilities on North College Drive and East College Drive, stealing 29 firearms, crossbows, swords, and ammunition. He ground off the side locks and replaced them so tenants would not notice.

Then he started moving the guns.

His mother, Mandy May Atwell, was arrested May 20 for renting the U-Haul and helping shift the stolen weapons.

Richard Ozzy Thoms was separately charged after a garage search turned up meth and phone messages with Girone showing photos of specific firearms.

McCommon came last. A highway K-9 flagged his vehicle. Deputies found a .357 revolver in the driver-side door.

A woman with him told investigators she paid $3,000 to $4,000 from life insurance proceeds to buy multiple guns outside his camper, with McCommon arranging the deal.

The Charges

McCommon faces three counts: theft greater than $1,000 or a firearm, felon in possession of a weapon, and third-or-subsequent possession of a controlled substance.

That third charge signals a pattern. This is not a first offense. Wyoming law treats it accordingly.

Cap City News has the full court document breakdown. McCommon is presumed innocent until found or pleading guilty in a court of law.

Why Storage Units Made an Easy Target

Storage facilities feel secure. With bolt cutters, a grinder, and time, they are not.

Both KO Storage locations sit on a busy commercial corridor. Not remote. Not hidden. And 29 firearms walked out before a single tenant noticed.

That is what separates organized burglary rings from random theft. The lock gets swapped out. The stolen goods move slowly through personal networks. No receipts. No trace.

This is not unique to Cheyenne. In Georgetown County, burglars were only caught after a homeowner spotted them on surveillance camera.

In another case, a burglar who fled into the woods was only found after a drone tracked him down. These networks rarely stop on their own.

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Why This Matters

Twenty-nine guns stolen in Cheyenne do not stay in Cheyenne.

According to ATF data compiled by ammo.com, of nearly 230,000 firearms illegally trafficked between 2017 and 2021, 60% ended up in the hands of convicted felons.

The Cheyenne ring fits that pipeline exactly: stolen at the source, moved through personal contacts, sold for cash with zero documentation.

The life insurance money detail is not a footnote. That is the demand side of this market working in plain sight.

Girone faces 11 felony counts. Each aggravated burglary charge carries 5 to 25 years. The whole network ran for two months before investigators caught up.

In Victorville, armed suspects walked into a home at night and drove off with a resident’s Toyota Tundra, another case that showed the same calculated boldness.

Key Takeaways

• McCommon charged with theft of a firearm, felon in possession, and third-or-subsequent drug possession
• Case traces back to Girone’s April 10 U-Haul arrest near East 10th Street
• Girone accused of stealing 29 firearms from two KO Storage locations
• Atwell arrested May 20 for renting the U-Haul and moving stolen weapons
• Thoms separately charged after phone messages and a garage search tied him to Girone
• A woman paid $3,000 to $4,000 in life insurance money for guns outside McCommon’s camper
• All named individuals are presumed innocent until found or pleading guilty in a court of law

Should Wyoming require storage facilities to report break-ins the moment they are discovered, even before tenants notice anything missing? Or is this really a story about repeat offenders and a system that keeps releasing them? Drop your take in the comments.

Wrapping Up

Four arrests. One rented U-Haul. Twenty-nine guns moving through garages, campers, and highway stops across Laramie County.

This is not one bad actor. It is a network, and it almost worked.

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Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only. All individuals named are presumed innocent unless found or pleading guilty in a court of law. Details are based on publicly available court documents and reports at the time of publication.