Stolen property charges dismissed at hearing

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November 27, 2009

Brian Smith The Richmond Register Fri Nov 27, 2009, 08:18 PM EST

Receiving stolen property charges against two men were dismissed following a preliminary hearing in Madison District Court on Wednesday.

Colby Louis Tate, 22, and Daniel Paul Gibson Jr., no age available, were charged in connection with the theft of a metal-cutting saw from a construction site at Abundant Life Ministries, 1705 Irvine Road.

The saw, valued at $1,000, was reported stolen Sept. 22 by the construction foreman at the site, according to Detective B.J. O’Donnell with the Richmond Police Department.

O’Donnell testified that Tate and Gibson had attempted to pawn the saw the same day, first at Wade’s Pawn and later at Richmond Pawn.

The owners at both pawn shops declined to purchase the saw because it appeared to be damaged, O’Donnell testified.

Much of the testimony O’Donnell offered focused on the color of the saw’s carrying case and whether or not anyone witnessed Gibson and Tate with the saw after their attorneys, Sarah Bryant and Sean Pierson, asked about inconsistencies in some of the statements O’Donnell collected from the foreman and the shop owners.

Some of the witnesses said the saw had a black case, while others said it was in a red case, and O’Donnell testified that no one had seen Tate at the construction site or saw Gibson with the saw.

Senior Judge David Hayse dismissed the charges against Gibson and Tate following the hearing, but gave Madison County Attorney Marc Robbins permission to present the case directly to a Madison County grand jury later.

Gibson and Tate were already free on bond.

Forgery case

Possession of a forged instrument and forgery charges against Thomas Bradley Dooley were sent to a grand jury following a preliminary hearing.

Dooley, no age available, is charged with second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and second-degree forgery charges in connection with allegedly forged checks passed at two Madison County businesses.

Detective Danny Brewer of the Berea Police Department testified at the hearing that Dooley had used a forged $847 check at Tractor Supply Company in Richmond to purchase a generator on July 21, and allegedly forged a check at the Berea Walmart on July 25 to obtain gift cards and cash.

Dooley was identified as a suspect in the case after the victim recognized him at the Walmart in Stanford in September because he was wearing the same shirt he wore in surveillance video from the Berea Walmart, Brewer testified.

The victim believes the checks were stolen from her purse outside a Stanford post office where she left her vehicle unlocked, Brewer testified. The victim noticed Dooley standing outside the post office shortly before the theft, but he was gone when she discovered her purse was gone, Brewer said.

Dooley was charged with forgery for the Berea check because he allegedly signed an electronic check register at the store, Brewer testified.

A third check is being investigated by the Danville Police Department as well, Brewer said.

Brian Smith may be reached at bsmith@richmondregister.com or at 624-6694.

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