A traffic accident on Thanksgiving morning led to wanton endangerment and driving under the influence charges for a Keystone Drive man.
James M. Abshear Jr., 32, was behind the wheel of a car that collided with a home on W. Kentucky Avenue around 3:20 a.m. Thursday, said Sgt. Willard Reardon, Richmond Police Department spokesman.
Reardon said five people were in the home when the accident happened, but no one inside the home was injured.
Abshear suffered minor injuries in the crash, Reardon said, and was arrested after being treated. Both the home and the car sustained major damage.
In addition to the first-degree wanton endangerment and driving under the influence charges, Abshear faces a charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, Reardon said.
That charge stems from Abshear allegedly taking the vehicle involved in the accident from a home on E. Main Street without the owner’s permission, Reardon said.
Abshear was lodged in the Madison County Detention Center.
Shoplifting arrest
A Villa Drive woman was charged with felony theft by unlawful taking after police say she attempted to leave a store with $1,100 in jewelry on “Black Friday.”
Judy M. Kinsey, 21, was charged Friday after JCPenney employees detained her for alleged shoplifting at the Richmond Centre store, Reardon said.
Kinsey is accused of attempting to leave the store with 12 silver rings, eight silver and gold necklaces, two silver bracelets and four sets of silver earrings, Reardon said.
She was lodged in the Madison County Detention Center.
Other crimes
• More than $7,800 in jewelry was reported stolen Nov. 21 from a home in the 1000 block of Park Place. The items were apparently taken the day before, when several people visited the residence, Reardon said.
Reported stolen were a yellow gold ring with a 3/4-carat marquis-cut diamond, a yellow gold ring with a blue sapphire and six diamonds, a set of diamond and sapphire earrings, a yellow gold ring with a blue sapphire and diamonds and a men’s yellow gold wedding band.
• A storage unit at D & G Storage was reported broken into Nov. 24 and $2,000 in items were taken.
The lock was cut from the unit and the following items were reported stolen: three dark brown dressers; a window air conditioner; a battery-powered white ATV; a Little Tykes toy car; two antique tables; an XBox 360 video game console; a green Graco baby swing; a white and blue high chair; a 32-inch RCA television; two tricycles; and several small toys and household items.
• A 17-inch Dell laptop computer valued at $1,100 was reported stolen Nov. 24 from an apartment in the 200 block of McDaniel Drive. The burglar used an unlocked kitchen window to enter the home, Reardon said.
• A $1,000 Stihl chop saw was reported stolen Nov. 24 from the site of the new Madison Family Court complex under construction on N. First Street. The saw was stolen during a lunch break, Reardon said.
• A Blackberry cellular phone was reported stolen Wednesday from a patient at Kenwood Nursing Home. The phone had been loaned to the patient by a child.
• A JVC car stereo was reported stolen Sunday from a car parked outside a home in the 500 block of Ballard Drive. The $200 stereo was taken from the unlocked car the previous day, the victim told police.
• A purse was reported stolen Sunday from a car parked outside a home in the 700 block of Oldham Avenue. The front passenger-side window was broken out of the car to take the purse, which contained a pair of silver hoop earrings, a credit card, checks and personal identification. The purse was valued at $234.
Anyone with information about these crimes is asked to call the Richmond Police Department at 623-1162 or 623-8911.
Brian Smith may be reached at bsmith@richmondregister.com or at 624-6694.
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