Former Lowe’s employee gets 60 days

A Spencer man who ripped off his employer will serve 60 days behind bars and be liable for repaying Lowe’s for the thousands in merchandise and money he stole.

The defendant, Jeffery Blair, entered a guilty plea before Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley to charges of theft. He was ordered to serve 60 days of a three-year sentence with the balance to be served on probation. He will also have to make restitution once the total amount of the theft is calculated, plus he will have to perform community service work.

Blair, who was an employee of the tool department at the store located at Cumberland Plaza, admitted to a spree of merchandise thefts where he would take various items out of the store. On at least one occasion, he admitted to walking a customer out the door with a product and then selling the item to the person at a reduced rate and pocketing the money. He was caught by the company’s loss prevention agent who estimated over $4,000 worth of merchandise was unaccounted for.

In other Circuit Court action this past week:

‘ James T. Fleenor was given a 12-year sentence for possession of meth.

‘ Eddie D. Sullivan Jr., was sentenced to 10 years in prison for initiating the process to manufacture meth and evading arrest.

‘ Floyd Craven was ordered to serve 140 days of a two-year sentence for theft.

‘ William Paul McGee was given a six-year sentence for theft and evading arrest.

‘ Vernon Mason was given an 11-29 probationary sentence and must make restitution for vandalism.

‘ Melanie June Brimer was ordered to serve 195 days of a two-year sentence and pay $3,000 plus costs for fourth-offense DUI and second-offense driving on a revoked license.

‘ George McClure was directed to serve 90 days of a two-year sentence and pay $2,000 plus costs for third-offense driving on a revoked license and violation of habitual traffic offender status.

‘ Jack McKeehan Jr., was granted an 11-29 judicial diversion and must perform 40 hours public service work for simple possession of marijuana.

‘ Sean McNally must serve 10 days of an 11-29 sentence for domestic assault.

‘ Josh Russell was given an 11-29 probationary sentence and must pay $50 plus cost and perform 16 hours public service work for domestic assault.

‘ Matthew W. Osborne was instructed to serve 48 hours of an 11-29 sentence, pay $350 plus costs, perform 24 hours public service work, and lose his license for one year for DUI.

‘ Tosha S. Crisp was ordered to serve 30 days of an 11-29 sentence, pay $1,000 plus costs, and lose her license for one year for DUI and driving under the influence while accompanied by a child.

‘ William H. Underhill Jr. was instructed to serve 45 days of an 11-29 sentence, pay $600 plus costs, perform 16 hours public service work and lose his license for two years for second-offense DUI.

‘ Charles A. Turner Jr., must serve five days for criminal trespassing.