United States v. Worthen

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

As a FedEx driver, Darryl Worthen delivered packages to Scott Maxie—the owner of a gun store in southern Indiana called Muscatatuck Outdoors. Worthen and Maxie knew each other well, as they often conversed during the deliveries. Worthen even considered Maxie to be a friend. But unfortunately, their friendship wasn’t strong enough to withstand Worth-en’s greed. Worthen decided to rob Max-ie—and he exploited their friendship to do it.

On September 20, 2014, Worthen called Maxie to set up a meeting under the guise of making a gun trade. But the true purpose of this meeting…