HAMILTON — Butler County sheriff's deputies on Friday arrested four Hamilton men in connection with the sale of stolen high-powered rifles.

        Sheriff Harold Don Gabbard said 30 of 45 stolen rifles were confiscated from various locations in Ohio and Kentucky.

        Deputies are still searching for the remaining 15.

        The rifles were taken during a break-in at an armory in northern Butler County on Oct. 20, he said. At the request of the armory, its location and type were not disclosed, said sheriff's spokesman Brad Kraemer.

        “These are the so-called "cop-killer' rifles,” Sheriff Gabbard said.

        “We received information from informants that the rifles were being sold on the streets around Dayton. We checked it out. Within a week, we served four search warrants.”

        Arrested were: David Robinson, 21, charged with breaking and entering and receiving stolen property; and Brian Gibson, 23, Donnie Rarden, 30, and Nick Fagley, 21, receiving stolen property.

        Deputies recovered 23 M-1 military rifles and seven Russian-made RPK military rifles, heavy-barrel variations of the AK-47.

        “They're regular assault rifles and some of the most powerful you can have,” the sheriff said.

        The RPKs are valued at $9,000 total.

        The M-1s are valued at $14,400 on the street.

        Using armor-piercing bullets, these weapons could shoot through four car doors, the sheriff said.

        They suspects were being held in the Butler County Jail Friday.

        The investigation is continuing.

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