NORWICH – Thomas L. Ackermann, a 25-year-old Norwich resident, admitted to stealing property out of cars and attempting to sell stolen guns with his brother, and was sentenced to prison for both crimes.

Ackermann was already incarcerated at the Chenango County Correctional Facility in December of 2014 when his brother was arrested and remanded to the county jail for attempting to sell stolen guns.

According to First Assistant District Attorney Michael D. Ferrarese, Ackermann was already incarcerated at the county jail for stealing property out of Norwich residents' vehicles.

Ackermann also received additional charges for helping his brother attempt to sell the stolen guns in November of 2014, which was before he was arrested and remanded for possessing property he had stolen out of cars.

According to the Chenango County Sheriff's Office, deputies had received a phone call from a person who had been suspicious about the cheap price of guns he had considered purchasing. Following an investigation, it was found that the men who had possessed and attempted to sell the guns were the Ackermann brothers.

Both brothers were indicted on Jan. 21, 2015 for two counts each of criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree, a class E felony.