Several men are facing a slew of potential charges after an alleged burglary at a Lindon business resulting in dozens of firearms and other various being stolen late last month.

The investigation began on the morning of Dec. 29, when Lindon police officers were called out to Premier Firearms at 55 S. Geneva Road on reports of a burglary that took place the night before.

“The victim reported approximately 72 firearms stolen from the business along with multiple power tools, several large garbage cans, rubber boots,” authorities said in a probable cause statement.

Surveillance footage reportedly showed one alleged suspect, 35-year-old Edgar Cortez Mesa of American Fork, filling multiple trash cans with stolen items and then loading them onto a stolen 2024 Dodge pickup truck.

Documents state the suspect was “in or around” the business for approximately nine hours before leaving with the goods.

While searching the premises, police reportedly discovered a backpack left behind by Cortez Mesa, inside of which was found information revealing his address, name and signature.

Police located Cortez Mesa on Thursday at his home, where he reportedly admitted to having six guns inside of the residence and being a user of methamphetamine, court documents said.

While conducting a search warrant at Cortez Mesa’s home, a vehicle pulling a trailer arrived driven by Alec Jesse Jones, 36, of Orem.

According to the court documents, Jones told police “he was looking for Cortez Mesa,” claiming he was asked to help him move some items.

Authorities quickly obtained a search warrant of the vehicle and trailer, where documents say they found 60 of the stolen firearms inside two trash cans.

While speaking with officers, Jones reportedly said he and Cortez Mesa met behind a Pleasant Grove movie theater and the trash cans were loaded onto the trailer.

Jones admitted to having the trash cans in the trailer for several days but claimed he didn’t know what was inside of them, the documents allege.

At some point during the investigation into the burglary, a search of Cortez Mesa’s phone call log reportedly revealed that he contacted another man, 56-year-old David Edward Boettcher, approximately 52 times, police noted in the court documents.

Boettcher was located at his home in Lindon, where police say he admitted to being a “lookout” for Cortez Mesa during the burglary.

Boettcher also reportedly told police he was picked up by Cortez Mesa in the stolen truck after the burglary and helped him unload the stolen merchandise near a movie theater in Pleasant Grove.

Boettcher said Cortez Mesa gave him a firearm and told him “he did a good job” after the burglary, court documents state.

Police later reportedly retrieved that firearm from Boettcher’s home.

All three men were arrested and booked into the Utah County Jail.

Cortez Mesa was booked on suspicion of 71 second-degree felony counts of theft of a firearm or motor vehicle, as well as one third-degree felony count of burglary and other charges related to possession of drugs and a firearm by a restricted person.

Jones was booked on suspicion of 60 counts of second-degree felony theft of a firearm or motor vehicle, as well as possession of a controlled substance.

Boettcher was booked on suspicion of one count of third-degree felony burglary and one count of second-degree felony theft of a firearm.

None of the men have been formally charged, as of Friday evening.

According to police, 70 of the firearms have been recovered so far.