A mini storage unit owner’s son who stole property from buildings and sold it during a weeklong yard sale will pay $95,000 in restitution.
Benjamin David Raymer, 31, of Lightning Ridge Drive in Marion recently pleaded guilty in McDowell County Superior Court to four counts each of felony breaking and entering and felony larceny and two counts of felony obtaining property by false pretense.
Judge James W. Morgan handed Raymer three consecutive six- to eight-month suspended sentences and placed him on supervised probation for 60 months. He must spend nine months on intensive supervised probation, perform 72 hours of community service and pay three court costs and restitution of $95,000 to the victims in the cases.
In December 2010, Detective Nathan Mace of the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office received several reports of break-ins and thefts at Fort Knox Storage on U.S. 70 West.
Mace said Raymer took nearly $100,000 worth of collectibles, furniture, books and decoration from storage units and peddled the property during a weeklong sale at Fort Knox. People who purchased the items, according to the detective, were unaware they were stolen.
Raymer is the owner’s son, lives nearby and was responsible for taking care of the business.
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