FAYETTEVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Fayette County man faces up to a decade behind bars after being sentenced to prison for the felony offense of Grand Larceny.
According to Anthony Ciliberti, Jr., Prosecuting Attorney for Fayette County, on May 21, 2023, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department Detective Bureau responded to a reported breaking and entering incident at a Comac convenience store location.
An investigation determined that Robert T. Williams – 33 years old of Belva, WV – had broken the front glass door of the establishment before entering the store and steeling three cases of lottery tickets valued at more than $5,000.
Law enforcement were advised that Williams had fled the scene of the incident on foot after having lost his car keys during the burglary. He was soon apprehended after being discovered walking along U.S. Route 19. Williams was forced to pay restitution for the damaged door at the establishment and the stolen lottery tickets were recovered.
On Friday, December 15, 2023, Fayette County Circuit Judge Paul M. Blake sentenced Williams to one-to-ten years in prison for the felony offense of Grand Larceny. This case was investigated by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department Detective Bureau and was prosecuted by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Amy McLaughlin.