Some criminals learn way too much about crime from television and movies, it seems.

At least some of the plots that they come up with look like something Hollywood came up with. In some cases, they apply them to instances where the reward isn't worth the risk.

For example, some gun store thefts sound like something that someone would try with a bank heist. Things like tunneling under the store, for example.

Another was a kidnapping plot where the bad guy decided to nab the owner of a gun store, all in an effort to steal guns.

It did not work out well for the perpetrator and he was convicted. Now, he's getting 15 years in prison for his effort.

A man who kidnapped the manager of a Michigan sporting goods store and held him at gunpoint while an accomplice stole 123 handguns was sentenced Monday to 15 years in federal prison.

The Dunham’s Sports manager was handcuffed and blindfolded outside his home last November and forced to reveal how to disarm the alarm at the big-box store near Benton Harbor, 100 miles (160 kilometers) east of Chicago.

Dontrell Nance, 25, was given consecutive sentences for kidnapping and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, according to online court records. He pleaded guilty in April.

An accomplice, Darnell Bishop, has pled guilty and is awaiting sentencing.

It seems that Bishop went into the store and hauled out the guns in coolers while Nance stayed in the car to keep an eye on the manager. All told, the duo stole about $100,000 worth of firearms.

So it might have been worth the effort if they could have gotten away with the crime and recouped the value of the firearms on the black market. I don't know if they would have or not, but I don't know that any amount of money would be worth up to 15 years of my freedom.

Then again, I'm not interested in enriching myself illegally.

This is one of the more creative efforts I've seen, though. Usually, the bad guys gain entrance to the store in such a way that they only have minutes to grab firearms and leave. That means the risk is high and the potential reward is relatively low.

Kidnapping the guy who has the key means you can take your time a little because he also has the alarm code. No one is going to come rushing to stop the theft because they don't know it's happening. 

Of course, these guys still got caught, so it wasn't a particularly well-executed plan, apparently.

What's interesting is how they didn't fill out any Form 4473s or get any background checks. That's supposed to keep bad guys from getting guns, right? Well, they completely bypassed that in their plot, which seems troubling. Where are all the law-abiding criminals these days?

I guess they just don't make them like they used to.

Oh well.

This guy got 15 years. His accomplice will probably get a similar sentence. Neither will be on the streets for a while, and that's the good news.

The bad news is some dipstick will see this and figure he'll get away with it and try something similar.

Sooner or later, it's going to happen again.