Indictment returned in stolen television case

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February 20, 2010

Brian Smith The Richmond Register Sat Feb 20, 2010, 06:34 PM EST

A Carlisle woman accused of taking a television from the Richmond Walmart was indicted on a theft charge in the incident.

Linda Shearer, 47, is facing a single count of felony theft by unlawful taking and a first-degree persistent felony offender charge for the Jan. 25 incident.

Richmond police were called to the store around 10 a.m. after Walmart employees reported a woman took a Sony flat-screen television and fled the store in a black Chevrolet four-door sedan with Indiana license plates.

Officer Charles Brandenburg was responding to the store when he observed Shearer driving a black Chevrolet Cobalt sedan with a television sticking out of the trunk, he testified at a February preliminary hearing.

When Brandenburg stopped the car, Shearer said the television was a gift from her mother in Carlisle.

Surveillance video from Walmart shows Shearer in the store immediately before the theft, Brandenburg testified.

The television was valued at $988, store employees told police.

If convicted, Shearer could receive an escalated sentence of 10 to 20 years in prison because of the persistent offender charge.

Other indictments

• Ronald D. Seaborne Jr., no age or address available, on one count each of first-degree possession of a controlled substance, third-degree possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.

If convicted, Seaborne could receive up to five years in prison each on the first- and third-degree possession charges and up to 12 months in jail on the paraphernalia charge. (KSP)

• Harold E. Shelton, no age or address listed, on a single count of first-degree possession of a controlled substance.

If convicted, Shelton could receive up to five years in prison. (BPD)

• Darren D. Parden, no age or address listed, on one count of second-degree assault.

If convicted, Parden could receive a prison sentence of five to 10 years. (BPD)

• Jeffery L. King Jr., no age or address listed, on one count of first-degree possession of a controlled substance.

If convicted, King could face up to five years in prison. (RPD)

•Tina Banks, 24, of the 100 block of Maple Hill, Richmond, on one count each of first-degree wanton endangerment, aggravated driving under the influence, third offense, and failure to produce an insurance card.

If convicted, Banks could face up to five years in prison on the wanton endangerment charge, a jail sentence and fine on the driving under the influence charge and a fine on the insurance card charge. (KSP)

An indictment is a formal statement of charges and does not imply guilt.

Brian Smith may be reached at bsmith@richmondregister.com or at 624-6694. For breaking news, follow Brian at www.twitter.com/RR_BSmith.

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