Cantonment Man Sentenced In $17K Tool Burglary Case

September 11, 2015

A Cantonment man has been sentenced in case where he was accused of burglarizing his former employer the day after he was fired.

Judge E.P. Nickinson withheld adjudication in sentencing Wesley Shane Wallis to 48 months probation and ordered restitution.  He was originally 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.

Comments

3 Responses to “Cantonment Man Sentenced In $17K Tool Burglary Case”

  1. Terri Sanders on September 11th, 2015 1:58 pm

    and we wonder why crime is rampant…crime usually does pay

  2. John on September 11th, 2015 9:41 am

    Glad he was charge should have gotten more but this was better than nothing

  3. Mike on September 11th, 2015 2:25 am

    No jail, good lawyer! :)

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