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Posted on 03/30/2026 2:28:34 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A Marine formerly stationed at Camp Pendleton is accused of stealing a missile system and thousands of rounds of ammunition from the base and selling the military items in Arizona, according to federal court documents obtained by ABC 10News.
A federal criminal complaint stated Cpl. Andrew Paul Amarillas faces federal charges of Conspiracy to Possess and Sell Stolen Ammunition and Commit Theft of Government Property in connection with the alleged thefts and sales.
Amarillas, who was stationed at Camp Pendleton from Feb. 2022 to Jan. 2026, allegedly used his role as Ammunition Technician Specialist at the School of Infantry West “to access and steal U.S. military property and ammunition, including at least one Javelin Missile System that was not demilitarized," according to the complaint.
In the complaint, ATF Special Agent Trevor Page stated Amarillas allegedly took the stolen property to Arizona and sold it to two individuals referred to as co-conspirators.
Additionally, the complaint stated the co-conspirators sold the military items to a company in Arizona, and that company then sold the items to other unknown parties.
According to the complaint, while Amarillas was stationed at Camp Pendleton, federal authorities began an investigation after they became aware of stolen military property being sold in Arizona and in other parts of the U.S.
During multiple undercover operations that began in 2024, federal authorities purchased and seized stolen military items that were traced back to Camp Pendleton.
“Law enforcement also determined that Amarillas signed out the stolen U.S. military Javelin Missile System and some of the stolen U.S. military ammunition,” the complaint stated.
Amarillas was arrested in Virginia on March 5. After a court appearance in that state, he was transported to Arizona with U.S. Marshals to face a judge.
According to The Associated Press, Amarillas pleaded not guilty on March 26 during his Phoenix court appearance.
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Any Javelin missile system in ARIZONA then becomes a JAVELINA missile system, nyuk nyuk.
There are a lot of people involved in custody of assets in the military. Expect several courts martial.
Amarillas should be in mourning.
We were thisclose to the cartels obtaining a Javelin system.
where did the stuff go?
I would like to know the details about this case.
Was the Javilin supposed to be destroyed or fired? Was part of it to be sent to be surplused?
What was the “other ammuntion”? was it small arms ammo which was supposed to be destroyed instead of being sold surplus.
Was the Javelin capable of being fired?
The USA Army has very strong regulations about munition disposal. Some of them used to be very irrational.
The lack of detail in this report is frustrating. It is unusual for the suspect not to make a plea deal.
You shouldn’t even post this garbage as satire.
Insane haul of war weapons Marine, 23, is accused of stealing from California Base
03/29/2026 10:51:59 PM PDT · by CaptainK · 56 replies
NyPost.com ^ | 3/29/26 | Bianca Heyward
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4372817/posts
This corporal wasn't some criminal mastermind. There is a whole slew of failures surrounding this.
We're living in Clown World. Let's call it like it is so we can then start making changes.
ALL OF THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS.
USE THEM TOGETHER. USE THEM IN PEACE.
EXCEPT CLOWN WORLD. ATTEMPT NO LANDINGS THERE.
Arizona is owned by the cartels. It’s obvious who purchased his stolen property.
I can see how this could happen. If there is a training mission where 20 thousand rounds were to be fired and only 15,000 were actually fired then there would be a 5,000 round surplus that could be on the books as requisitioned and used. Those 5,000 rounds could then walk off base.
This belief is based on an air cav training mission where Cobras were to fire several thousand rounds of various munitions in a time frame where it was physically impossible, so they buried what was not spent. This happened on a target island in the Pacific decades ago - or so the story goes.
How is he different than Schumer, McConnel, pelosi, aoc?
zero
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