Cantonment Man Charged With $17K Tool Burglary

March 20, 2015

A Cantonment man has been charged with burglarizing his former employer the day after he was fired.

Wesley Shane Wallis, 42, was charged with two counts burglary of an unoccupied structure, grand theft and criminal mischief with property damage.

The owner of a cabinet company on Interstate Circle in Escambia County reported that tools worth $17,697.25 were stolen from his business overnight on April 26, 2014, which was  the night after Wallis was terminated.  Deputies attempted to contact Wallis to question him, but they were unsuccessful until November 13, 2014, at which time Wallis denied any connection to the burglary.

During December 8, 2014, two large plastic bins filled with tools engraved with the cabinet company’s name were found on undeveloped property in Santa Rosa County. Deputies discovered the property belonged to Wallis, and they later found fingerprints belonging to Wallis on tape inside the bins. A warrant for his arrest was issued in February 2015.

Wallace was arrested and booked into the Escambia County Jail this week and released on a $35,000 bond.

Comments

4 Responses to “Cantonment Man Charged With $17K Tool Burglary”

  1. Mike on March 20th, 2015 12:12 pm

    i don’t know about the tape, he could have used it before leaving the job. But having the stolen property on his own land kinda sorta points toward guilt. I mean, unless someone wanted to set him up, which seems unlikely.

  2. chris on March 20th, 2015 10:06 am

    Does this mean he is not eligible for rehire?

  3. mick on March 20th, 2015 9:46 am

    Moron, halfwit, you really showed your boss!

  4. Gman on March 20th, 2015 4:10 am

    A genius, I think not.

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