A fifth man has pleaded guilty in the theft of more than 50 guns from a Schenectady sports shop last October.

Christian Roman pleaded guilty to stealing firearms from Target Sports Inc., a federally licensed firearms dealer in Schenectady County, and to possessing, concealing, and transporting those stolen firearms.

Roman admitted he broke into Target Sports while it was closed on the night of October 22, 2017. He says he and Jose Fontanez stole dozens of firearms — including pistols, shotguns, and rifles — from inside the gun store located on Saratoga Road in Glenville.  

Roman says he, Fontanez, and accomplices moved the stolen firearms between various locations in Schenectady and Amsterdam, and eventually took them to Rochester.

Roman faces up to 20 years in prison, a maximum fine of $500,000, and up to three years of post-imprisonment supervised release when he is sentenced in April.

Fontanez pleaded guilty in April to stealing the firearms and other related charges. Omar DeJesus, Dalmary Morales, and Juan Saez pleaded guilty for their respective roles in stealing, transporting, and possessing the firearms in May.

DeJesus is scheduled to be sentenced in December, while Fontanez, Morales, and Saez are scheduled to be sentenced in April.