Published: April 07, 2009 07:26 am      

Berea man holds gun against man’s head at Walmart

BEREA — Berea police arrested a man for first-degree wanton endangerment after witnesses saw him threaten to shoot a man in the head in the Walmart parking lot Thursday.

Larry J. Abner, 60, of the 800 block of Old Red Lick Road, Berea, was arrested after witnesses said he held a handgun to a man’s head three times and threatened to shoot him, said Capt.. Ken Clark, Berea Police Department spokesman.

The altercation apparently stemmed from an earlier argument between Abner and the man regarding money owed Abner, Clark said.

Abner also was charged with alcohol intoxication after police determined he was under the influence, Clark said.

Mower stolen

A lawn mower valued at more than $1,100 was stolen Monday from outside a local business.

The MTD brand riding mower was stolen from outside Jennings Home Center, 1411 Paint Lick Road, around noon, Clark said.

The mower had been locked up with a cable, Clark said, but the thief cut the cable and took the mower.

No surveillance video of the theft was available, Clark said. “We have absolutely nothing to go on.”

The mower was valued at $1,179.

Apartment theft

A pair of Morning View Drive apartment residents were arrested Saturday for felony receiving stolen property after their neighbor recognized an item that had been stolen from her apartment on their back porch.

Randy Gabbard, 25, and Alicia Wilson, 22, were arrested following a search of their apartment in the 100 block. A neighbor had called police after discovering her apartment had been broken into and several items stolen, Clark said.

The victim recognized a wall hanging that had been stolen on the back porch of Gabbard and Wilson’s apartment, and a search of their apartment uncovered approximately $960 in items that had been taken, including a computer, Clark said.

Other crimes

• A digital camera worth $320 was reported stolen March 24 from Silver Creek Elementary School.

• More than $4,000 in items were reported stolen March 26 from a home in the 300 block of Jackson Street.

• A bag of tools valued at $200 was reported missing March 26 from a locked, parked car on Arrowhead Drive.

• A $1,600 utility trailer was reported stolen March 31 from Churchill Court.

• Cory T. Potts, 28, of Clay City, was arrested Wednesday for misdemeanor theft by unlawful taking at Walmart.

• Three 15-year-old boys and a 17-year-old boy were detained at Madison Southern High School on Thursday for disorderly conduct. The boys were released to their parents at the Berea Police Department.

• Ronald D. Seaburn, 22, of Richmond, was arrested Friday for misdemeanor theft by unlawful taking at Walmart.

• Shaun L. Miller, 26, of the 700 block of S. Dogwood Drive, was arrested Friday for misdemeanor theft by unlawful taking at Walmart.

• $430 in items were reported stolen Friday from a parked car and a storage building at a home in the 100 block of Farris Street.

Anyone with information about these crimes is asked to call the Berea Police Department at 986-8456.

Brian Smith may be reached at bsmith@richmondregister.com or at 624-6694.